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# Working as an engineer in France

In France, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes engineers, earns ≈ 4,058 EUR/month (gross, 2022). To work as an engineer in France on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 59,373 € a year (current). Engineer is not a regulated profession in France. Foreign qualifications go through: For ordinary engineer employment, the employer assesses qualifications. CTI does not provide a general individual practice licence; foreign qualification does not itself grant the protected French diplôme title. In France, engineers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 4,058 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Not marked regulated
- Recognition route: For ordinary engineer employment, the employer assesses qualifications. CTI does not provide a general individual practice licence; foreign qualification does not itself grant the protected French diplôme title.
- Recognition authority: No individual practice-licensing authority for general engineer employment; CTI accredits engineering schools and protects the French diploma title.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 59,373 €/year (current)

## Sources

CTI FAQ explicitly distinguishes unregulated profession from protected degree title. — https://www.cti-commission.fr/contact/faq
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://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000051738426/2026-04-28
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=FR

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_engineer-in-france-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_f14f38491e5f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Engineer in France: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {a125c56e0495ab0724bd21174472ad48},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/engineer/france/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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