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# Working as a teacher in Latvia

In Latvia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes teachers, earns ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Teacher is a regulated profession in Latvia. Foreign qualifications go through: AIC reviews the qualification and sends its report to the Ministry of Education and Science, which decides recognition. Material differences can require an aptitude test or adaptation. In Latvia, teachers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: AIC reviews the qualification and sends its report to the Ministry of Education and Science, which decides recognition. Material differences can require an aptitude test or adaptation.
- Recognition authority: The Ministry of Education and Science issues recognition decisions after AIC assessment.
- Language requirement: AIC states teachers must know Latvian at C1.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

Named professions in the current legislation. — https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/26021-on-the-regulated-professions-and-the-recognition-of-professional-qualifications
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=LV

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_teacher-in-latvia-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_b75602a41b93,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Teacher in Latvia: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {dd27f92f1bb557cb58732730eb0a266a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/latvia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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