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# Working as a physician in Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 2,962 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Physician is a regulated profession in Saudi Arabia. Foreign qualifications go through: Apply for SCFHS classification; qualifications, internship, home-country registration and authenticated experience are reviewed and assessment may be required. Professional Registration follows classification and requires lawful residence.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 2,962 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Apply for SCFHS classification; qualifications, internship, home-country registration and authenticated experience are reviewed and assessment may be required. Professional Registration follows classification and requires lawful residence.
- Recognition authority: SCFHS for medical-practitioner classification, evaluation and professional registration.

## Sources

SCFHS classifies and evaluates health qualifications, sets practice standards and registers health practitioners. — https://scfhs.org.sa/en/overview
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 16). Physician in Saudi Arabia: salary and recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5ac06515ef707c2fa61a2a08964cc8a6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/saudi-arabia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_physician-in-saudi-arabia-salary-and-recognition_eb5b5dd0a103,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Physician in Saudi Arabia: salary and recognition},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {5ac06515ef707c2fa61a2a08964cc8a6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/saudi-arabia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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