Average gross income here is currently €32,000 per annum, which translates into considerably less take-home pay than is common in the Republic......University teachers here can only dream of what their Irish counterparts of equivalent qualification take home and the same goes for ordinary teachers. A hospital Oberarzt [a senior doctor] effectively works around 50 hours a week and takes home less than half as much as an Irish hospital consultant, his equivalent in qualifications and experience.