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ParametersFromIreland→ToPortugalGross$100,000FilingSinglePeriodFY 2026
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§ 01 · The verdict

Ireland leaves you with $35,814 more per year — a 59.8% net advantage over Portugal on a $100,000 gross.

Most of the gap is opened by Ireland's Irish Non-Dom Remittance regime, which displaces the standard schedule. Both countries are indicated in USD at the displayed FX.

Net delta · annual
+$35,814
in favour of Ireland
Monthly
+$2,984
Over 5 yrs
+$179,070
Rate gap
35.8 pp
Confidence
High
IE·DublinEUR → USD @ 1.0870

Ireland

Irish Non-Dom Remittance
Effective tax rate
4.3%
on $100,000 gross
Net take-home
$95,725
$7,977 / month
Statutory deductionsUSD
Personal income tax
progressive · top 40%
—
Social security
4.3% employee · uncapped
$4,275
Total deductions$4,275
Gross income$100,000
Net take-home$95,725
PT·LisbonEUR → USD @ 1.0870

Portugal

Standard tax (no special regime)
Effective tax rate
40.1%
on $100,000 gross
Net take-home
$59,911
$4,993 / month
Statutory deductionsUSD
Personal income tax
progressive · top 48%
$29,089
Social security
11.0% employee · uncapped
$11,000
Total deductions$40,089
Gross income$100,000
Net take-home$59,911
§ 02 · Where the paycheck goes

Flow of $100,000.

Width of each segment is its share of gross. NET segment is what crosses the finish line into the user's account.
Ireland4.3% effective
$0 → $100,000
NET · $95,725
Portugal40.1% effective
$0 → $100,000
PIT · $29,089
Social · $11,000
NET · $59,911
Income tax (PIT)Social chargeNet take-home
Δ net+$35,814·59.8% advantage IR
§ 03 · Full ledger

Line-item reconciliation.

All amounts USD · FY2026
InstrumentIreland · USDPortugal · USDΔ (PT − IE)
I. Personal income tax
Personal income tax
IEprogressive · top 40%PTprogressive · top 48%
—$29,089+$29,089
subtotal · personal income tax$0$29,089+$29,089
II. Mandatory social security & health
PRSI 4.2% Jan-Sep, 4.35% Oct → midpoint. USC is a separate income-tax-adjacent surcharge, not included here.
IE4.3% · uncappedPT11.0% · uncapped
$4,275$11,000+$6,725
subtotal · mandatory social security & health$4,275$11,000+$6,725
Total deductions$4,275$40,089+$35,814
Effective rate4.3%40.1%35.8 pp
Gross income$100,000$100,000—
Net take-home$95,725$59,911−$35,814
Table 1 · Statutory deductions, single-filer remote worker, FY2026 indicative. All amounts in USD. n/a where instrument does not apply.
§ 04 · Cost-of-living adjusted · secondary

And once the paycheck has to buy something.

We treat this section as secondary — the tax model is precise; the price model is a survey instrument with wider error bars.
PPP basis · NYC = 100IrelandPortugalΔ
Cost-of-living index
Indicative · placeholder until COL table ships
75.056.0-19.0 pts
Nominal net (annual)
From the engine — exact
$95,725$59,911−$35,814
Real net · Portugal basket$71,475$59,911−$11,564
Real purchasing power · annual
Net take-home, re-expressed in Portugal-basket dollars.
Ireland
$71,475
nominal $95,725
Portugal
$59,911
nominal $59,911
Real delta · annual
+$11,564
a 19.3% advantage to Ireland once basket prices are normalised.
Indicative only — wider error bars than the tax model.
§ 05 · Methodology & sources

How this comparison was built.

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Ireland · source instruments
  • Personal income tax code · brackets 2026
  • Social-insurance contribution schedule 2026
  • Irish Non-Dom Remittance · Foreign income taxed only when remitted to Ireland (for non…
  • SARP (Special Assignee Relief Programme) · Assigned to Ireland from foreign employer in same group; em…
Portugal · source instruments
  • Personal income tax code · brackets 2026
  • Social-insurance contribution schedule 2026
  • IFICI (NHR 2.0) · Not Portuguese tax resident in prior 5 years + Bachelor's +…
Model assumptions
  • 01.Single filer, no dependents. Joint and head-of-household calculations not yet modeled.
  • 02.Income treated as employment, not self-employed unless explicitly set.
  • 03.Special regimes assumed eligible where the headline criteria fit; otherwise the standard schedule applies.
  • 04.FX held constant at the displayed static rate across the period.
  • 05.No equity, RSU, capital gains, or carried interest.
  • 06.No treaty offsets applied — see HOME model for the US-resident case.
  • 07.Filing status assumed Single. Joint and head-of-household calculations not yet modeled.
  • 08.Tax year 2026 with 2025 transitional rates where applicable.
Last refreshed · Thu, 21 May 2026 14:05:07 GMT
Engine v0.1.0
Confidence · High (IE), High (PT)
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