Irish bosses among Europe’s best-paid

SENIOR managers here are among the best-paid in Europe, according to a survey by international consulting group Mercer.

The human resource specialists said Irish managers were paid an average salary of almost €89,000. Pay packets were only higher in five other European countries - Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium.

But there was even better news, as research found higher taxes and living costs in other countries meant Irish bosses were in the top four for spending power. Salaries in Belgium and the Netherlands were higher than in Ireland, at an average €91,000, but Mercer said disposable income in these countries was lower.