THE REMUNERATION MATRIX

🇮🇪 NURSING REMUNERATION — IRELAND

Public-sector nursing and midwifery salary scales, allowances and official professional registration information.

CURRENT SCALE: 1 JUNE 2026

PUBLIC-SECTOR SALARY SCALES

The figures below are selected core nursing and nursing-management grades from the public-sector Nursing/Midwifery Salary Scales published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). The HSE also publishes the consolidated public-sector pay scales.

Grade	Annual salary	Notes
Staff Nurse / Midwife	€38,166 – €56,592	€56,592 = LSI
Senior Staff Nurse / Midwife	€59,278	Single-point scale
Enhanced Nurse / Midwife	€45,259 – €58,424	€58,424 = LSI
Senior Enhanced Nurse / Midwife	€61,221	Single-point scale
Clinical Nurse / Midwife Manager 1	€57,780 – €68,046	8-point scale

NURSING ALLOWANCES

Location Allowance

€2,798 / year

Available to eligible registered nurses and midwives working in qualifying locations, including A&E, Theatre/OR, Renal, Intensive/Coronary Care, HDU and Cancer/Oncology units.

Qualification Allowance

€4,204 / year

Available to eligible nurses and midwives holding qualifying additional qualifications. Pro-rata arrangements apply where applicable.

LONG SERVICE INCREMENT

Long Service Increments (LSI) are payable after three years spent on the maximum point of the relevant salary scale.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Nurses and midwives practising in Ireland must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). The NMBI maintains the Register of Nurses and Midwives and publishes registration information for the profession.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

INMO PAY & ALLOWANCES → HSE PAY SCALES → NMBI REGISTRATION →

Salary figures shown above are based on the public-sector Nursing/Midwifery Salary Scales applicable from 1 June 2026. Always check the latest official source for subsequent revisions.

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