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# Working as an architect in Spain

In Spain, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes architects, earns ≈ 2,614 EUR/month (gross, 2022). To work as an architect in Spain on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 41,356 € a year (current). Architect is a regulated profession in Spain. Foreign qualifications go through: An eligible EU/EEA architect qualification follows the professional-recognition system in RD 581/2017; a third-country degree follows the separate Spanish academic homologation route. Verify the exact title, training evidence and any practice/collegiate obligations.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 2,614 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: An eligible EU/EEA architect qualification follows the professional-recognition system in RD 581/2017; a third-country degree follows the separate Spanish academic homologation route. Verify the exact title, training evidence and any practice/collegiate obligations.; General system of recognition - primary application
- Language requirement: Where the competent authority tests language for recognition in this university-level regulated profession, the statutory level is B2; Spanish and, where relevant, the applicable autonomous-community official language may be required.
- EU Blue Card threshold: 41,356 €/year (current)

## Sources

RD 581/2017, articles 61–62 and annex V, section 5.7: architect training and recognition conditions. — https://www.boe.es/eli/es/rd/2017/06/09/581/con
JSON list[].id=660891; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=5&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
Country work-route threshold — https://www.inclusion.gob.es/documents/d/unidadgrandesempresas/umbral-salarial.pdf
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=ES

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_architect-in-spain-salary-and-recognition_5508384282f7,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Architect in Spain: salary and recognition},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {de438aa72e93650436a9b2f03ba0c365},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/spain/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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