💰 Salary Guide · Europe 2026

Staff / Principal Backend Engineer Salary in Dublin

Real salary data from 350,000+ verified European tech compensation points. Based on actual job offers, not self-reported surveys.

Median Salary

€140,000

per year · GBP

Salary Range

€96k – €215k

25th to 75th percentile

Data Points

301

Dublin

301+ verified salaries · Dublin

What do Staff / Principal Backend Engineers earn in Dublin?

Staff / Principal Backend Engineers in Dublin earn a median of €140,000, with the range spanning €96,000 to €215,000.

Salaries are based on 301+ real data points scraped from live job postings across Dublin.

Salary by seniority level

Junior (0–2 yrs): €72k – €96k

Mid-level (2–5 yrs): €96k – €140k

Senior (5–8 yrs): €140k – €215k

Staff / Principal (8+ yrs): €215k – €269k+

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About this data

MasloJobs aggregates salary data from 350,000+ verified tech compensation data points across Europe. Updated continuously from live job postings, not self-reported surveys.

Last updated: March 2026

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