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Doctors Pay In Ireland

Doctors’ pay has always been a repeatedly discussed topic and it always attracts the doctors.After reading this post you will get a brief insight into the pay of Doctors who are working in IRELAND in HSE and private hospitals

These numbers are from October 2023 which is the latest until now.

Senior House Officer

SHO pay scale is divided into 7 grades and each grade has set pays per/annum approximately. This is a basic pay which you will get before tax. Please note that in Ireland doctors are paid fortnightly( Every 14th day).

Pay Grade Salary (Euros)
Grade 1 49,649
Grade 2 52,071
Grade 3 55,760
Grade 4 58,190
Grade 5 63,078
Grade 6 65,506
Grade 7 67,877

Grade 1 SHO salary after Tax Deduction: Let’s discuss grade 1 and all other grades could be calculated accordingly. SHO grade 1 is 49K Euros per/anum.If you divide 49 by 12 to calculate monthly; it would be around 4000 Euros. Wait! This is before tax. If you further deduct 40% of tax then 40% of 4000 is almost 1600. Minus this from 4000 so it would be 2400 Euros. You will get this 2400 Euros per month in 2 divided pays of around 1200 as I told you before that doctors are paid fortnightly. Likewise, you can calculate it for grade 7.

Don’t worry this is just your basic pay if you work 39 hours/week. If you work more than 39 hours/week which most doctors do then SHO-1 take home would be between 3200-3600 Euros.

You will get paid for extra hours you spend on duty and every month you do lots of extra hours depending upon your calls.

So, If you work in Medicine your take-home salary would be around 2800 to 3500 Euro depending upon your grade and extra hours.

If you work in the Emergency Medicine department your working hours are usually more so you earn around 3000 to 3700 Euro.

Surgical SHOs usually earn even more because their working hours are even more. They sometimes earn from 3500 to 4200 Euro per month depending upon hours and grade.

Remember again this is only when you do extra hours i.e. more than 39 hours/week. If you work 39 hours weekly you will get your basic pay as discussed above.

Registrar

The registrar’s pay scale is divided into 6 grades.

Pay Grade Salary (Euros)
Grade 1 63,078
Grade 2 65,506
Grade 3 67,877
Grade 4 69,621
Grade 5 71,946
Grade 6 74,280

Note that the pay scale of Registrar level 1 is equal to SHO grade 5. You can calculate your basic pay according to the above description.

How the pay scale is assigned to a doctor?

Which pay scale you will get depends on your years of experience. Please note that experience of only Teaching/Tertiary care hospitals and postgraduate training hospitals is accepted.

Example 1: If you have worked in a tertiary care hospital for 3 years and you are selected as SHO; you will be given SHO grade 4. If 3 years experience is of any private hospital which is not a training hospital then you will be kept at SHO grade 1.

Private hospital experience is only considered if it is a postgraduate training hospital.

Example 2: If you are selected as a registrar and your work experience is 5 years in a tertiary care hospital then you will be given registrar grade 1.

Example 3: If you have 10 years of work experience and you are selected as SHO you will get a maximum grade of 7.

Private Hospitals

Private hospital pay in Ireland is more than HSE. But again; you won’t be enjoying the perks which government(HSE) provides to doctors.

Private hospital offers around 70k to 90k Euro before tax depending upon your work experience.

I hope now you have a better understanding of the pay scales of doctors. Now the next question is! Is this pay enough for you?? This will be discussed in a separate post 😃😃

Download the official HSE pay scale document and refer to page 7.

Comments (24)

  1. Munaza
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    AOA,
    Pay of doctors is more or less in ireland as compared to UK ?
    If a person has both options of UK and Ireland which would be better keeping in mind the working environment and overall facilities !
    Thanks.

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      Pays are more or less same. If you have option then UK is good when it comes to training opportunities!
      Thanks

  2. Munaza
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    AOA,
    I have applied for my IMC account after EPIC verification.In the mean time ,i have also booked Plab 1 in november.I have passed MRCP part 1 .
    Is it possible to give Plab 2 while working in Ireland! Can we get enough leaves and time for plab 2 !
    Thanks.

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      Yes you can give plab 2 while working in Ireland. You can utilise your annual leaves for that!
      Thanks

  3. Adil
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    Ahsan Bhai,

    My sister is a Consultant Dermatologist, how can he come to Ireland to get the Job please ? Which option is best for Dermatologist, UK or Ireland ?

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      Uk for training pathway! Thanks

  4. Muhammed wasim
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    What will be pay scale of someone has a 3 years experience of DHQ in Pakistan and 4 years experience of teaching hospital as a trainee?

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      If SHO then SHO 6 or 7! If Reg then 1 or 2 grade!

  5. Muhammad
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    Salaam Ahsan bhai, please reply.

    When should we apply for Good standing certificate?
    After reports are verified by EPIC?
    Or after we have submitted them to EPIC?

    Please guide on this timeline.

    And also how long does it take for verification by EPIC of housejob?

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      After 1 month of sending all your documents to IMC

      Almost 1 month for epic verification

  6. Fawad Gul
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    I am currently working in Ireland as SHO and i am paid 28.7 euros per hour.
    What scale am i ? SHO4 or 5?
    Please tell.
    thanks

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      Its 5 probably!

  7. Aziz
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    Is it good to be an sho 1 for a transit temporary time as i have ultimate goal to give plab .so is it good to apply for imc or work as trainee in pakistan ? Is the salary enough to stay there? Being sho 1

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      Yes its enough!

  8. Dr Tee
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    I’ve done fcps radiology in pakistan. Which post will i be selected on? Does they accept Pakistan’s fcps degree to apply as consultant?

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      Please apply through general registration . Also take guidance from IMC website for your pathway. Thanks

  9. Jibran
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    Aoa Dr sahab! I have some Questions regarding the IMC account. I made my IMC account last night. While sending my passport and Ielts via courier, I didn’t send any cover letter. Will this be any issue? Also, while filling the form, I wrote in pmc registration type as “Basic” instead of Permanent; also in the indemnity section I tick marked 5 not 1 and 3. Plz can you tell me will there be any problem for me later or in my acceptance of application?

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      If you are registering via housejob experience it should be permanent.
      Check list they send is a cover letter itself.
      You can change option at the end when they reconfirm it just before giving you registration. Thanks

  10. Jibran
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    In continuation to my above comment, Sir I also applied for pmc good standing certificate last night and they dispatched it to imc today. I didn’t know when to do it, so I applied for it instantly after I submitted my imc application. Will this also create any problem for me?

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      Usually it should be applied few weeks after submitting documents because expiry date of GS cert is 3 months for IMC. Anyhow if they ask you again for it after expiry then you must send them again. Thanks

  11. MAHRUKH SANA
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    AOA Dr Ahsan, i have completed my IMC registration and my status is active now. I dont know from where to start with for job application, plus i also need some guidance regarding my CV. how to make it more appealing for the hospitals. your assistance in this regard would be highly appreciated.
    regards,
    DR MAHRUKH SANA
    FROM PAKISTAN

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      Please see other section/post on same website for guidance! Thanks

  12. Irina Popovici
    March 2, 2024 Reply

    Why tax is 40%? As far as I now, anything up to 46,000 has 20% tax, and everything over it will be taxed as 40%

    • IMGs In Ireland
      March 7, 2024 Reply

      Unfortunately we have discontinued our paid services. Please select from our packages and our team will get back to you. Thanks

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