Dublin vs Austin: where does a financial analyst save more?

Best for saving: Austin โ€” about $4,133/mo after taxes and living costs.

Dublin
Ireland
Austin
US
โ˜… Best for saving
Median salary$98,687$111,407
Take-home / mo$4,949$7,043
Income tax~40%~24%
Living costs / mo$3,500$2,910
Savings / mo$1,449$4,133
Savings rate29%59%
VerdictComfortableExcellent

Single professional, after-tax. "Savings" = take-home โˆ’ a baseline cost of living. A planning estimate, not financial advice.

How we calculated this

โ€ข Salary: BLS/OECD median for a financial analyst, adjusted per city.

โ€ข Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. Ireland ~40%, US ~24%).

โ€ข Living costs: a single professional's baseline monthly budget per city.

Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.