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# Working as an accountant in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes accountants, earns ≈ 6,343 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Accountant is a regulated profession in the Netherlands. Foreign qualifications go through: General system of recognition - primary application. In the Netherlands, accountants are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 6,343 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: General system of recognition - primary application; Foreign accountants seeking RA/AA registration first obtain NBA assessment and a certificate of professional competence or complete the Dutch RA syllabus; Dutch-law and professional-conduct exams may be required.
- Recognition authority: NBA assesses foreign accountant qualifications for protected RA/AA titles; AFM is additionally relevant for statutory external-auditor registration.
- Language requirement: The foreign RA qualification route tests Dutch law and Dutch professional conduct. NBA states the exams may be oral in Dutch or English, but preparation materials are Dutch, so applicants need sufficient Dutch reading comprehension.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

JSON list[].id=658139; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=10&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
Dutch catalogue results for the exact generic titles; national records cross-checked in the 188-row country-filtered register. See evidence.md for matching titles and scope. — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/professions?lang=EN&id_country=10&pagenum=1&maxrows=200
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Accountant in the Netherlands: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 91869935241e79f7ac320176ad732dca]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/accountant/netherlands/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_accountant-in-the-netherlands-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_851c25d5aebe,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Accountant in the Netherlands: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {91869935241e79f7ac320176ad732dca},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/accountant/netherlands/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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