Working as an accountant in Cyprus
What official sources say about working as an accountant in Cyprus: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Cyprus, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes accountants, earns ≈ 3,665 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as an accountant in Cyprus on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 43,632 € a year (current). Accountant is a regulated profession in Cyprus. Foreign qualifications go through: For licensed accountancy practice, join ICPAC then apply for the relevant practising certificate; statutory audit is a separate certificate. The listed qualification path can include three years supervised experience, at least two after professional-body admission, and Cyprus Law, Tax and SBR examinations. Ordinary in-house accounting is a different scope. In Cyprus, accountants are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 3,665 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- For licensed accountancy practice, join ICPAC then apply for the relevant practising certificate; statutory audit is a separate certificate. The listed qualification path can include three years supervised experience, at least two after professional-body admission, and Cyprus Law, Tax and SBR examinations. Ordinary in-house accounting is a different scope.
- Shortage list
- Listed
- EU Blue Card threshold
- 43,632 €/year
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Cyprus: ≈ 3,665 EUR/month (gross, 2024), from ILO. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of accountants alone.
EU Blue Card salary threshold
Cyprus publishes a current EU Blue Card threshold of 43,632 €/year. It is the minimum salary for that work route, not what accountants earn.
Regulation and recognition
Accountant is a regulated profession in Cyprus.
- Recognition route
- For licensed accountancy practice, join ICPAC then apply for the relevant practising certificate; statutory audit is a separate certificate. The listed qualification path can include three years supervised experience, at least two after professional-body admission, and Cyprus Law, Tax and SBR examinations. Ordinary in-house accounting is a different scope.
- Recognition authority
- Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) for membership and practice certificates; Cyprus Public Audit Oversight Board is the audit competent authority, with delegated ICPAC tasks.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for accountant in Cyprus: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Accountant in Cyprus: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b824160e193a679c53b99105d48a038d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/accountant/cyprus/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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