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# Working as a physician in Luxembourg

In Luxembourg, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 9,434 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as a physician in Luxembourg on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 65,652 € a year (current). Physician is a regulated profession in Luxembourg. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In Luxembourg, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 9,434 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V; Doctor in Basic Medicine; Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition; Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice; Doctor in Basic (listed) and Specialised Medicine in field not listed in Annex V; General system of recognition - primary application; A qualifying EU diploma that meets Annex V standards does not need the separate recognition step. For a non-EU diploma, the applicant needs recognition in another EU Member State that entitles practice on the Annex V-equivalent basis before seeking the Luxembourg licence.
- Recognition authority: The Ministry of Health and Social Security issues the practice licence; the Medical Board assesses the complete application. A qualifying EU Annex V diploma follows the EU route.
- Language requirement: Applicants whose mother tongue is not French, German or Luxembourgish must prove language ability; the stated minimum is B2 French or German, supported by training, relevant experience or an INLL-approved certificate.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 65,652 €/year (current)

## Sources

JSON list[].id=660050; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=9&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
Medical-practice licence; EU Annex V route; non-EU recognition conditions; B2 French or German (or Luxembourgish route); EUR 450 licence; Medical Board opinion takes 3 weeks to 3 months. — https://guichet.public.lu/en/entreprises/sectoriel/sante/medecins/medecin-generaliste-specialiste.html
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://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/vivre/non-luxembourg/immigration/pays-tiers/hautement-qualifie/salarie-hautement-qualifie.html
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Physician in Luxembourg: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 72ae904011188ba136cc8c5df6ba325e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/luxembourg/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_physician-in-luxembourg-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_9e4b89be0751,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Physician in Luxembourg: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {72ae904011188ba136cc8c5df6ba325e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/luxembourg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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