# 2026 Irish salary benchmarking — internal methodology

**Date:** 20 October 2026. **Location:** Dublin / Ireland. **Currency:** EUR annual gross base salary (excluding variable OTE, equity and benefits).

These are **modelled recruiting salary ranges**, not confirmed salary budgets or offers from named employers. The site should not describe a position as an active employer-authorised vacancy until the actual employer, requisition and hiring terms have been verified. The words “Apply Now” refer to an email enquiry/application to The Link; they do not establish that a named employer has an active opening.

## Calculation

For each lower and upper endpoint:

`published Irish base-salary benchmark × (1 + assumed German-language / DACH expertise premium) × 1.10`, rounded to the nearest €1,000.

The **additional 10%** is the explicit commercial uplift requested by the website owners. The **German-language premium** is a modelling assumption, **not a published universal market statistic**. It is set at 0% where the underlying benchmark is already multilingual or the DACH requirement is integral to the executive title, 3–4% for highly specialised senior/technical roles, and 5% for other roles where German-market fluency may increase competition. **Do not claim the premium has been empirically measured.** Premiums can be zero or vary substantially by employer.

Some base bands use close title proxies where no exact title-and-German-specific public benchmark is available; particularly senior executives, partnerships, solutions consulting, marketing leadership and customer success. These are judgemental estimates informed by the cited guides, not exact extracted median observations.

| # | Role | Irish base benchmark | Assumed language premium | Final range incl. extra 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | German-Speaking Customer Support Representative | €30k–€40k | 0% | €33k–€44k |
| R02 | German-Speaking Sales Development Representative (SDR/BDR) | €40k–€50k | 0% | €44k–€55k |
| R03 | German-Speaking Account Executive (SMB / Mid-Market) | €45k–€65k | 5% | €52k–€75k |
| R04 | German-Speaking Enterprise Account Executive | €85k–€110k | 3% | €96k–€125k |
| R05 | German-Speaking Account Manager / Key Account Manager | €45k–€65k | 5% | €52k–€75k |
| R06 | German-Speaking Customer Success Manager | €55k–€80k | 5% | €64k–€92k |
| R07 | German-Speaking Digital Advertising Sales Specialist / Account Manager | €45k–€65k | 5% | €52k–€75k |
| R08 | German-Speaking Technical Support / SaaS Support Specialist | €38k–€55k | 0% | €42k–€61k |
| R09 | German-Speaking Trust & Safety Specialist / Content Moderator | €28k–€40k | 0% | €31k–€44k |
| R10 | German-Speaking Finance Operations / Accounts Payable Specialist | €32k–€48k | 5% | €37k–€55k |
| R11 | German-Speaking KYC / AML / Compliance Analyst | €35k–€55k | 5% | €40k–€64k |
| R12 | German-Speaking Technical Sales / Solutions Consultant | €65k–€95k | 4% | €74k–€109k |
| R13 | German-Speaking Solutions Engineer / Pre-Sales Engineer | €75k–€115k | 4% | €86k–€132k |
| R14 | VP of Sales / Regional Sales Director (DACH) | €140k–€210k | 0% | €154k–€231k |
| R15 | Finance Director / Head of Finance (DACH) | €120k–€180k | 0% | €132k–€198k |
| R16 | Head of Sales / Country Manager (DACH) | €115k–€180k | 3% | €130k–€204k |
| R17 | Senior Solutions Architect (German-Speaking) | €100k–€145k | 3% | €113k–€164k |
| R18 | Strategic / Global Account Director (DACH) | €120k–€185k | 3% | €136k–€210k |
| R19 | Senior Legal Counsel / Commercial Counsel (DACH) | €95k–€145k | 3% | €108k–€164k |
| R20 | Regional Marketing Director (DACH) | €105k–€160k | 3% | €119k–€181k |
| R21 | Senior Partnerships / Channel Director (DACH) | €110k–€160k | 3% | €125k–€181k |
| R22 | Senior Customer Success Director (DACH) | €105k–€155k | 3% | €119k–€176k |
| R23 | Sales Director (German-Speaking Markets) | €105k–€165k | 3% | €119k–€187k |

## Sources consulted (2026)

- Morgan McKinley, 2026 Ireland Salary Guide: https://www.morganmckinley.com/ie/salary-guide
- Morgan McKinley, Multilingual permanent salaries (Dublin benchmarks for customer support, content moderation, SDR and technical support): https://www.morganmckinley.com/ie/salary-guide/multilingual/permanent-salaries
- Morgan McKinley, Sales & Marketing permanent salaries: https://www.morganmckinley.com/ie/salary-guide/sales-marketing/permanent-salaries
- Morgan McKinley, Accounting & Finance permanent salaries: https://www.morganmckinley.com/ie/salary-guide/accounting-finance/permanent-salaries
- Morgan McKinley, Legal, Risk & Compliance permanent salaries: https://www.morganmckinley.com/ie/salary-guide/legal-risk-compliance/permanent-salaries
- Morgan McKinley, Technology permanent salaries: https://www.morganmckinley.com/ie/salary-guide/technology/permanent-salaries
- The Recruiter, Ireland GTM salary benchmarks 2026 (SDR and enterprise AE): https://www.therecruiter.ie/blog/gtm-salary-benchmarks-ireland-2026
- Robert Half, 2026 Ireland Technology Salary Guide: https://www.roberthalf.com/ie/en/insights/salary-guide/technology

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