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# Working as an engineer in Latvia

In Latvia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes engineers, earns ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Engineer is a regulated profession in Latvia. Foreign qualifications go through: General system of recognition - primary application; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: Būvniecības likums/ Construction Law (2014);
Vairāki Ministru kabineta noteikumi/ The Regulations of Cabinet of Ministers.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: General system of recognition - primary application; DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC; National legislation: Būvniecības likums/ Construction Law (2014);
Vairāki Ministru kabineta noteikumi/ The Regulations of Cabinet of Ministers; Specified construction/electrical activities require a construction specialist practice certificate; delegated bodies assess education, experience and competence.
- Recognition authority: Delegated competence-testing institutions handle certificates, with the responsible body determined by construction/electrical activity.

## Sources

/regprofs exact taxonomy id_profession=6160; record id=658850; /regprof/general generic.title=Civil engineer; /regprof/ca; /regprof/si — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprof/general?id=658850&lang=EN
Named professions in the current legislation. — https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/26021-on-the-regulated-professions-and-the-recognition-of-professional-qualifications
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=LV

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Engineer in Latvia: salary and recognition},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8bd781657232ad2909e2d209b72e306a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/engineer/latvia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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