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# Working as a physician in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 6,343 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Physician is a regulated profession in the Netherlands. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In the Netherlands, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 6,343 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V; Doctor in Basic (listed) and Specialised Medicine in field not listed in Annex V; Doctor in Basic Medicine; Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice; Foreign doctor diplomas follow the BIG recognition route selected by origin and qualification; eligible listed EU/EEA/Swiss diplomas may use automatic recognition with direct enrolment.
- Recognition authority: BIG-register / CIBG for doctor registration and protected title.
- Language requirement: For the relevant foreign BIG registration route, Dutch and English evidence is generally required. BIG's level is profession/education-specific: academic-level professions require Dutch B2+; certificate requirements include four skills, a passed test and a maximum two-year age.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

JSON list[].id=658139; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=10&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
Dutch catalogue results for the exact generic titles; national records cross-checked in the 188-row country-filtered register. See evidence.md for matching titles and scope. — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/professions?lang=EN&id_country=10&pagenum=1&maxrows=200
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
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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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Physician in the Netherlands: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5c2a1e4902bcd5f66fcc1a6b06dbcad9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/netherlands/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_physician-in-the-netherlands-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_de9d43b6c6cc,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Physician in the Netherlands: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {5c2a1e4902bcd5f66fcc1a6b06dbcad9},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/netherlands/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Physician in the Netherlands: salary, recognition and shortage status](https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/netherlands/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 5c2a1e4902bcd5f66fcc1a6b06dbcad9; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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- Title: Physician in the Netherlands: salary, recognition and shortage status
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