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# Working as an architect in Italy

In Italy, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes architects, earns ≈ 3,017 EUR/month (gross, 2022). To work as an architect in Italy on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 35,973 € a year (current). Architect is a regulated profession in Italy. Foreign qualifications go through: MUR provides different recognition procedures for EU/EEA and extra-EU architect qualifications. It assesses the qualification and documented experience and may require verification of knowledge before professional establishment. In Italy, architects are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 3,017 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: MUR provides different recognition procedures for EU/EEA and extra-EU architect qualifications. It assesses the qualification and documented experience and may require verification of knowledge before professional establishment.; Architect (acquired rights) listed in Annex VI; Architect listed in Annex V
- Recognition authority: The Ministry of University and Research (MUR) is the competent recognition authority for the listed architecture professions for establishment in Italy.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 35,973 €/year (current)

## Sources

Professional qualifications under MUR competence — https://www.mur.gov.it/en/node/121
JSON list[].id=659924; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=8&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
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
Country work-route threshold — https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/IT1,92_1225_DF_DCCN_ANA1_7,1.0/A.IT.D11_D_W2_S1_R_FT.Z.Z.Z.V.N.Z.2026M9?startPeriod=2025&endPeriod=2024
Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_25) — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_ses22_25?lang=en&format=JSON&freq=A&sex=T&indic_se=ERN&sizeclas=10-49&unit=EUR&geo=IT

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_architect-in-italy-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_992dc830c30e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Architect in Italy: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {e78772fae9c021383e048f9582066fc4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/italy/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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