wages in uk compared to ireland

timetogetfit

Is it just me or do the wages paid for the same jobs the UK pale in comparison to what you get in ireland, I work in a lab job and im on about 31k a year plus I get a shift% on top of that, for similar jobs in my field the salary is only 17 to 22k, I know the cost of living may be cheaper and the pound is worth a little more than the euro but these factors dont come close to making up the difference?

danbohan

timetogetfit wrote: »

Is it just me or do the wages paid for the same jobs the UK pale in comparison to what you get in ireland, I work in a lab job and im on about 31k a year plus I get a shift% on top of that, for similar jobs in my field the salary is only 17 to 22k, I know the cost of living may be cheaper and the pound is worth a little more than the euro but these factors dont come close to making up the difference?

yes your right , Ireland is overpaid , i am sure the IMF will sort that out inside a few years

danbohan

I'd say Irish people are better paid, but I wouldn't say it's by too much, really. When you compare the numbers side by side of course it'll seem like a lot, but I'm sure the 'cost of living' balances it out.

Hence why we cross the border so often for shopping and the likes?

danbohan wrote: »

yes your right , Ireland is overpaid , i am sure the IMF will sort that out inside a few years

:rolleyes:

avalon68

timetogetfit wrote: »

Is it just me or do the wages paid for the same jobs the UK pale in comparison to what you get in ireland

Its not just the UK - Ireland seems overpaid in comparison to almost every other country!

Fran79

Hi
I'm English - moved over in 2008 with Irish hubbie. The pay is definately better here. When I left the UK I was on £15K (also a lab job).

I was working here and getting the equivalent of E31K / year - worked out that doing 2 days a week here I was getting what I got in the UK for a week! (Shame it was only a temp 3 day a week contract).

Bear in mind that you have even less money in the UK after paying council tax and water rates too.

Even taking into the account the slightly higher cost of living here (I have noticed that my shopping bill has dropped since I first got here) I am still better off - even being on the dole here I am better off than when I was working in the UK.

Fran

wmpdd3

5 years ago the pay for the job I was doing at the time was €29,000 and £19,000 in the UK.

This was pretty much the exchange rate at the time, now £19,000 is €22,000, and€29,000 is £25,200.

I think the difference in pay is more to do with the exchange rate rather than country specific costs.

the_syco

The rate of pay stays the same. You don't get a sudden pay increase cos your countries money is no longer worth sh|t to the neighbours.

Also, all the wages went up during the "celtic tiger", and they can't change it without changing your contract.