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Life Sciences Salaries in Ireland

  • Publish Date: Posted 10 days ago
  • Author:by Christopher O Toole

Our 2025 Collins McNicholas Guide for Life Sciences Salaries in Ireland delivers comprehensive insights into pay trends across Ireland for the Life Sciences sector. Covering eight regions, including Dublin, South, South East, Midlands, Midwest, West, Northwest and North East, our guide is a valuable benchmarking tool for companies seeking to remain competitive.

Our analysis is grounded in robust data: we surveyed over 5,900 job seekers and analysed more than 400 successful placements between January and March 2025.

Focus on Life Sciences salaries in Ireland

​From biopharma breakthroughs to cutting-edge medtech engineering, this dynamic industry stands at the heart of Ireland’s global reputation as a powerhouse of health innovation. For professionals and businesses navigating this space, understanding compensation trends isn’t just helpful, it’s essential.

The success of the biopharma industry is well documented, with Ireland now ranked as the third largest exporter of biopharmaceuticals globally. This success requires a continuous supply of a highly skilled workforce with a recent report from the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs forecasting there will be an additional 21,000 new biopharma jobs in Ireland by 2027...

Killian O'Driscoll - NIBRT

 

- Killian O’Driscoll, Chief Commercial Officer, NIBRT

The Life Sciences sector in Ireland is projected to create over 21,000 new jobs by 2027, with over €5 billion currently being invested across 15 biopharma sites. The time to act is now. The Collins McNicholas 2025 Salary Guide for Life Sciences salaries in Ireland is your blueprint for success.

Our Salary Guide explores a variety of job titles and the typical salaries you can expect to see within the Biopharma sector, for example:​

  • Chemistry Lab

  • Microbiology Lab

  • Research & Development

  • Quality

  • Regulatory Affairs / Compliance / Documentation

  • Validation

  • Maintenance / Manufacturing

  • Production Support

  • Facilities / Utilities

  • Environmental Health & Safety

  • Manufacturing Operatives

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  • Chemistry Lab

  • Microbiology Lab

  • Research & Development

  • Quality

  • Regulatory Affairs / Compliance / Documentation

  • Validation

  • Maintenance / Manufacturing

  • Production Support

  • Facilities / Utilities

  • Environmental Health & Safety

  • Manufacturing Operatives

Our Salary Guide explores a variety of job titles and the typical salaries you can expect to see within the MedTech sector, for example:​

  • Production Support

  • Facilities

  • Maintenance / Manufacturing

  • Process

  • Quality

  • Environmental Health & Safety

  • Manufacturing Operatives

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  • Production Support

  • Facilities

  • Maintenance / Manufacturing

  • Process

  • Quality

  • Environmental Health & Safety

  • Manufacturing Operatives

Jobseekers
For Jobseekers

For those considering a career move in Life Sciences, this guide offers transparency. Whether you’re an early-career analyst or a seasoned Quality Manager, it helps you understand your market value and how to negotiate for it. A career in the Life Sciences sector gives an opportunity to contribute to scientific advancements, tackle global health challenges, and make a meaningful impact in improving human health and well-being.

Employers
For Employers

Businesses in the Life Sciences industry can use our Life Sciences Salary Guide to provide transparency, benchmarks and strategic insights into a diverse and in-demand sector. We provide support for permanent, temporary and contract placements for the Biopharma and MedTech sectors. Find out more about our recruitment services for Life Sciences businesses.

Take a look at the 2025 Salary Guide for Life Sciences:

Life Sciences Salaries in Ireland

Interested in salaries for other sectors? View our full 2025 Salary Guide:

Salary Guide 2025



Christopher O Toole is a Senior Manager with Collins McNicholas in Connacht & North West. If you are interested in hiring Life Sciences candidates, contact Chris today at christopher.otoole@collinsmcnicholas.ie.