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# Working as a software developer in Slovenia

In Slovenia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes software developers, earns ≈ 3,834 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as a software developer in Slovenia on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 30,432 € a year (current). Software developer is a regulated profession in Slovenia. In Slovenia, software developers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 3,834 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 30,432 €/year (current)

## Sources

Gross statutory minimum wage EUR 1,481.88/month for work from 2026-01-01. — https://www.gov.si/novice/2026-01-28-dolocen-znesek-minimalne-place-za-2026/
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://www.uradni-list.si/glasilo-uradni-list-rs/vsebina/2026-01-0572
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). Software developer in Slovenia: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1aad4abd30eec39a13624fceac6fd130]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/slovenia/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Software developer in Slovenia: salary, recognition and shortage status},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {1aad4abd30eec39a13624fceac6fd130},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/slovenia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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