Working as an architect in Cyprus
What official sources say about working as an architect in Cyprus: what the occupation group earns and how foreign qualifications are recognised.
In Cyprus, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes architects, earns ≈ 3,665 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as an architect in Cyprus on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 43,632 € a year (current). Architect is a regulated profession in Cyprus. Foreign qualifications go through: Architect listed in Annex V.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 3,665 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Architect listed in Annex V
- 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 architects 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 architects earn.
Regulation and recognition
Architect is a regulated profession in Cyprus.
- Recognition route
- Architect listed in Annex V. Apply to ETEK for the architecture field with a recognized architecture qualification, one year practical training and the required Greek-language proof; annual ETEK professional licensing follows registration. Architect (acquired rights) listed in Annex VI.
- Recognition authority
- Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK), architecture field.
- Language requirement
- ETEK’s architecture route asks for adequate Greek; the stated acceptable proof is University of Cyprus School of Greek Language level 3 or higher, or an oral interview.
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