Working as an architect in Ireland
What official sources say about working as an architect in Ireland: what the occupation group earns and how foreign qualifications are recognised.
In Ireland, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes architects, earns ≈ 6,785 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Architect is a regulated profession in Ireland. Foreign qualifications go through: Architect (acquired rights) listed in Annex VI.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 6,785 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Architect (acquired rights) listed in Annex VI
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Ireland: ≈ 6,785 EUR/month (gross, 2024), from ILO. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of architects alone.
Regulation and recognition
Architect is a regulated profession in Ireland.
- Recognition route
- Architect (acquired rights) listed in Annex VI. Architect listed in Annex V. Applicants with non-EU qualifications use RIAI’s published assessment/admission pathway; recognition and professional registration steps depend on qualification and experience.
- Recognition authority
- Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI).
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