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# Working as an engineer in Hungary

In Hungary, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes engineers, earns ≈ 1,543 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Engineer is a regulated profession in Hungary. Foreign qualifications go through: Where a foreign higher-education credential needs formal recognition for work, OH-MEIK can determine qualification level and professional qualification; activity-specific legal authorisation, if any, remains a separate check.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 1,543 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Where a foreign higher-education credential needs formal recognition for work, OH-MEIK can determine qualification level and professional qualification; activity-specific legal authorisation, if any, remains a separate check.; General system of recognition - primary application; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: -a tervező- és szakértő mérnökök, valamint építészek szakmai kamaráiról szóló 1996. évi LVIII. törvény
-az épített környezet alakításáról és védelméről szóló 1997. évi LXXVIII. törvény
-a szolgáltatási tevékenység megkezdésének és folytatásának általános szabályairól szóló 2009. évi LXXVI. törvény
-az építésügyi és az építésüggyel összefüggő szakmagyakorlási tevékenységekről szóló 266/2013. (VII. 11.) Korm. rendelet
- Recognition authority: For foreign higher-education credentials used for employment or professional purposes, OH-MEIK in the Educational Authority is the official diploma-recognition authority; any activity-specific practice authority remains separate.
- Language requirement: Value: Path: /requirements/0/reserved_language · Value: hu

## Sources

OH-MEIK foreign higher-education recognition page identifies the competent recognition centre for employment/professional use. — https://www.oktatas.hu/kepesitesek_elismertetese/kulfoldon_szerzett_oklevelek/felsofoku_oklevel
/regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6460; record id=660919; /regprof/general generic.title=Mechanical engineer; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=660919&lang=EN
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=HU

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Engineer in Hungary: salary and recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6d09729c6d48213b57717a6060f4e35d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/engineer/hungary/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_engineer-in-hungary-salary-and-recognition_554995a66fef,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Engineer in Hungary: salary and recognition},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6d09729c6d48213b57717a6060f4e35d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/engineer/hungary/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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