# Moving to Germany as a nurse

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The indicative nurse salary band is short of the 2026 EU Blue Card threshold.

Mean gross earnings of the "Technicians and associate professionals" ISCO-08 major group — 3,237 €/month, about 38,844 €/year — sit below the 45,934 €/year threshold for shortage occupations; the gap is about 7,090 €/year. Senior roles and shortage-list entries can still clear it individually.

- EU Blue Card threshold undefined: **45,934 €/year** (shortage-occupation rate)
- Indicative salary band: **3,237 €/month** — ISCO major-group mean, Eurostat SES 2022
- Recognition: regulated — anabin / Anerkennung in Deutschland (https://www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/index.php)

Data: ImmigrationDB (immigrationdb.com), CC BY 4.0, compiled from the cited official sources.