As a Master's graduate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Ireland, what are the typical starting salaries for roles like Electrical Engineer, Electronics Engineer, and Embedded Systems Developer?

Pay in Ireland's electrical and electronics field is set less by the master's degree itself than by the specific role and your prior technical experience, so the typical figure hides a fairly wide spread across the three roles you named.

What Each Role Actually Pays

• Electrical Engineer: €35,000-€42,000 for a standard graduate offer, rising to €42,000-€48,000 for a strong one.
• Electronics Engineer: €35,000-€43,000 typically, with medtech and semiconductor employers offering €43,000-€50,000+.
• Embedded Systems Developer: the best-paid of the three, at €38,000-€48,000, and up to €55,000+ for AI-adjacent or software-heavy embedded roles.

Why Embedded Systems Pays More

Embedded roles sit closer to software engineering than pure hardware, and Dublin's growing medtech, automotive and semiconductor cluster competes directly with software salaries for that skillset. If you know C/C++, RTOS, ARM/microcontrollers or FPGA/Verilog on top of your EEE degree, expect offers at the upper end of the embedded band rather than the standard electrical/electronics range.

How This Grows Over Time

Engineers Ireland's 2026 salary survey reports a median of about €49,000 after three to five years, and around €64,000 for Chartered Engineers with six to ten years of experience. That means your graduate offer is only the starting point of a trajectory, not the ceiling, so weighting an offer slightly below another purely on the starting number can be short-sighted if the first role builds the right skills.

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Engineers Ireland (2026 Salary Survey).

My Advice

Don't chase the highest headline number straight out of your master's. A €35,000 electrical role at a company that will train you on power systems or automation can be worth more over three years than a €48,000 embedded offer with a shallow learning curve. Ask any employer what you'll actually be doing in year two, not just the year-one salary, before you decide.