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# Working as a physician in Switzerland

In Switzerland, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 9,453 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Physician is a regulated profession in Switzerland. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In Switzerland, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 9,453 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V; Doctor in Basic Medicine; Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice; The route depends on diploma country and applicant nationality: direct EU/EFTA diploma recognition may apply; some already-EU/EFTA-recognised third-country diplomas can use indirect recognition; otherwise MEBEKO may register a non-recognisable diploma or the applicant may obtain a Swiss federal diploma. MedReg entry is mandatory.; General system of recognition - primary application
- Recognition authority: MEBEKO (the Medical Professions Commission within FOPH) evaluates foreign medical diplomas; cantonal health authorities decide practice permits.
- Language requirement: At least B2 in the language used to practise is required for a MedReg language entry. Accepted evidence includes an official CEFR certificate no more than six years old, training completed in that language, or three years’ relevant work experience in it in the last ten years; cantons/employers may require more.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

JSON list[].id=657981; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=241&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
MedReg page names doctors, dentists and pharmacists and states that all persons exercising a university-level medical profession in Switzerland must be registered; cantonal licences are shown. — https://www.bag.admin.ch/en/medreg-register-of-medical-professions
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
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=CH

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Physician in Switzerland: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fef4664283fed4199b79d6cf583bd3e2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/switzerland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_physician-in-switzerland-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_0d86fbd99981,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Physician in Switzerland: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {fef4664283fed4199b79d6cf583bd3e2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/switzerland/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Physician in Switzerland: salary, recognition and shortage status](https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/switzerland/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version fef4664283fed4199b79d6cf583bd3e2; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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- Title: Physician in Switzerland: salary, recognition and shortage status
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