- Open data used: 10 public holidays in 2026 (Irish Public Holidays, Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, on data.gov.ie, CC BY 4.0)
Employer of Record in Ireland: what one employee really costs
Ireland, Europe. One software engineer at $65,000 gross per year, priced through 12 providers with a published fee, on the ECB reference rates of 30 Oct 2026. Change the salary and headcount below.
- Employer on-cost
- +12.9%
- statutory charges on top of gross
- All-in per month
- $6,314 – $6,814
- salary + charges + published fee, cheapest to dearest listed provider
Hiring one software engineer in Ireland at $65,000 gross a year costs about $699 a month in statutory employer charges (+12.9%), plus an EOR fee of $199 to $699 per month depending on the provider: $6,314 to $6,814 all-in, before deposits, FX margins and add-ons. Prices checked 2 Oct–3 Nov 2026.
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Cost engine · preset to Ireland
Price your own hire, line by line.
≈ EUR 58,181 gross / year · EUR at ECB reference rate, 30 Oct 2026
| Per employee | Rate | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | $5,417 | |
| Employer PRSI (Class A0/AX/AL, reduced band) n/a | — | — |
| Employer PRSI (Class A1, standard rate) | 11.40% | $618 |
| Auto-enrolment pension — My Future Fund (Phase 1, employer share) | 1.50% | $81 |
| Employer on-cost | +12.9% | $699 |
| Cost of employment, before EOR fee | $6,115 |
$6,314/ month · 1 employee
- Fee / mo
- from $199
- Per year
- $75,773
- Fee share
- 3.2%
Checked 3 Nov 2026
Get a RemoFirst quote$6,614/ month · 1 employee
- Fee / mo
- from $499
- Per year
- $79,373
- Fee share
- 7.5%
Checked 3 Nov 2026
Get a Papaya quote$6,714/ month · 1 employee
- Fee / mo
- from $599
- Per year
- $80,573
- Fee share
- 8.9%
Checked 3 Nov 2026
Get a Deel quoteEmployer charges from official sources; provider fees are list prices on the dates shown; deposits, FX margins and add-ons are not included. Not legal or tax advice. Methodology
14 providers, one scenario, all-in totals.
| Provider | EOR fee / employee / mo | All-in / mo, 1 hire | Countries | Checked | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RemoFirst | from $199 | $6,314 | 185+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from RemoFirst· $6,314/mo |
| Rivermate | from $349 | $6,464 | 180+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Rivermate· $6,464/mo |
| Pebl | from $399 | $6,514 | 185+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Pebl· $6,514/mo |
| Playroll | from $399 | $6,514 | 180+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Playroll· $6,514/mo |
| Multiplier | from $499 $459 billed annually | $6,614 | 150+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Multiplier· $6,614/mo |
| Papaya Global | from $499 | $6,614 | 160+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Papaya Global· $6,614/mo |
| Borderless AI | $579 | $6,694 | — | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Borderless AI· $6,694/mo |
| Atlas HXM | from $599 | $6,714 | 160+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Atlas HXM· $6,714/mo |
| Deel | from $599 | $6,714 | 130+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Deel· $6,714/mo |
| G-P | from $599 | $6,714 | 180+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from G-P· $6,714/mo |
| Remote | from $599 | $6,714 | 90+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Remote· $6,714/mo |
| Oyster | $699 | $6,814 | 120+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Oyster· $6,814/mo |
| Rippling | Quote only | — | — | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Rippling |
| Safeguard Global | Quote only | — | 187+ | 3 Nov 2026 | Get a quote from Safeguard Global |
Deposit, FX and contract terms: open a provider's name for its file, or see every provider's terms side by side.
Same salary and statutory charges in every row; only the fee segment changes.
What Ireland adds on top of the salary, and where each rate comes from.
Rates apply to the base named in each line; capped lines stop growing above the ceiling.
| Line | Employer rate | Base & ceiling | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer PRSI (Class A0/AX/AL, reduced band)weekly gross pay of €552 or less (annualised at 52 weeks/year to approx. €28,704) | 9.15% | Gross salary ; only when gross ≤ EUR 28,704 / yr Employer PRSI is charged on the full amount of weekly gross pay, not just the excess, so pay at or below the €552/week threshold is charged at 9.15% rather than 11.40%. This rate already includes the National Training Fund levy, which is collected jointly with employer PRSI rather than billed separately. It rose from 9.00% on 1 October 2026 (gov.ie, 'Class A from 1 October 2026'). | gov.ie2026-10-13 |
| Employer PRSI (Class A1, standard rate)weekly gross pay above €552 (annualised at 52 weeks/year to approx. €28,704) | 11.40% | Gross salary ; only when gross ≥ EUR 28,704 / yr No ceiling on the employer PRSI base: the 11.40% rate applies to all gross pay once weekly earnings exceed €552, with no annual contribution cap. Already includes the National Training Fund levy (collected jointly with employer PRSI). It rose from 11.25% on 1 October 2026 (gov.ie, 'Class A from 1 October 2026'). | gov.ie2026-10-13 |
| Auto-enrolment pension — My Future Fund (Phase 1, employer share)employees aged 23-60 earning more than €20,000/year across all employments who are not already contributing to a qualifying occupational pension through payroll | 1.50% | Gross salary , capped at EUR 80,000 / yr ; only when gross ≥ EUR 20,000 / yr Auto-enrolment started 1 January 2026. Employer matches the employee's 1.5% contribution (plus a 0.5% state top-up) on gross earnings up to an €80,000 annual cap. Rates are scheduled to rise to 3% in year 4, 4.5% in year 7 and 6% in year 10 (mirrored by the employee rate). secondary source: gov.ie ("My Future Fund update for employers and employees") and citizensinformation.ie auto-enrolment pages returned HTTP 403 on direct fetch during this research session; figures were confirmed via Mercer Ireland's employer guide and cross-checked against pensionplanner.ie and Lockton. | Mercer Ireland2026-10-13 |
| Employer on-cost at $65,000 | +12.9% | $8,385 a year, $699 a month |
EOR or your own entity
Fees scale with headcount. An entity does not.
An EOR can onboard an employee in Ireland in 1-2 business days, versus roughly 2 months to incorporate and register a local entity with the Companies Registration Office (CRO) per Deel's guide, so an entity is rarely worth it for a handful of hires. Opening a local entity pays off only once Irish headcount is large and durable enough to absorb the payroll, tax and compliance overhead that EOR fees otherwise cover per employee; no official threshold sets that point, so price both routes at your planned headcount.
Fees grow with every hire; the charges line is owed under an entity too.
| Headcount | RemoFirst fees / yr | Borderless AI fees / yr | Statutory charges / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,388 | $6,948 | $8,385 |
| 3 | $7,164 | $20,844 | $25,155 |
| 5 | $11,940 | $34,740 | $41,925 |
| 10 | $23,880 | $69,480 | $83,850 |
| 20 | $47,760 | $138,960 | $167,700 |
Statutory charges are owed either way; the provider fee is the only line an entity removes, against the cost of incorporating and running local payroll.
Employment terms that move the cost
- Paid leave
- 20 days
- Public holidays
- 10
- 13th month
- Not mandatory
- Probation
- up to 6 months
- Notice
- 1 week (13 weeks–2 years of service) rising to 8 weeks (15+ years), per the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973–2005
- Reviewed
- 2026-10-13
Get a quote for Ireland.
The lowest published total here, next to the two providers searched for most often (the rule). Totals for 1 hire at $65,000. Ask each provider about deposits, FX margins and mandatory add-ons for Ireland: those are the lines that move.
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Questions people ask before booking a demo
- How much employer PRSI do I pay per employee in Ireland?
- Employer PRSI (Class A) is 9.15% of gross pay when weekly earnings are €552 or less, and 11.40% when weekly earnings exceed €552 (rates in force since 1 October 2026) — with no annual cap on the employer's contribution base. Both rates already include the National Training Fund levy.
- Is there a mandatory 13th-month salary in Ireland?
- No. Ireland has no statutory 13th-month or holiday bonus. Total statutory employer cost is gross salary plus employer PRSI (9.15%-11.40% since 1 October 2026) plus, from 2026, a 1.5% My Future Fund pension contribution for eligible employees earning over €20,000/year.
- Is hiring through an EOR in Ireland cheaper than opening my own entity?
- For a small number of hires, it can be: an EOR can onboard an employee in 1-2 business days, versus about 2 months to register a local entity with the CRO, so you avoid entity setup and compliance costs while paying an EOR fee on top of gross salary and employer PRSI.