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# Working as a teacher in Estonia

In Estonia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes teachers, earns ≈ 3,562 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as a teacher in Estonia on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 31,129 € a year (current). Teacher is a regulated profession in Estonia. Foreign qualifications go through: Submit a written or electronic application and qualification documents to the Ministry; translation may be requested. In Estonia, teachers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 3,562 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Submit a written or electronic application and qualification documents to the Ministry; translation may be requested.
- Recognition authority: Ministry of Education and Research (Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium).
- Language requirement: B2 Estonian when teaching a subject in another language; C1 when teaching Estonian or teaching in Estonian. The page does not name one accepted test.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 31,129 €/year (current)

## Sources

Ministry teacher policy states foreign teacher qualifications require recognition. — https://www.hm.ee/en/education-research-and-youth-affairs/teacher-policy
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.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/ee/510042023008/consolide/current
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). Teacher in Estonia: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e9c26a9c7ffce35ffdbcc353d127d32b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/estonia/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_teacher-in-estonia-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_bab7c94a670f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Teacher in Estonia: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {e9c26a9c7ffce35ffdbcc353d127d32b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/estonia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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