Working as an engineer in Italy
What official sources say about working as an engineer in Italy: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Italy, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes engineers, earns ≈ 3,017 EUR/month (gross, 2022). To work as an engineer in Italy on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 35,973 € a year (current). Engineer is a regulated profession in Italy. Foreign qualifications go through: For professions within its remit, the Ministry of Justice assesses foreign qualifications and may require an aptitude test or adaptation period before enrolment in the relevant Italian professional register. In Italy, engineers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 3,017 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- For professions within its remit, the Ministry of Justice assesses foreign qualifications and may require an aptitude test or adaptation period before enrolment in the relevant Italian professional register.
- Shortage list
- Listed
- EU Blue Card threshold
- 35,973 €/year
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Italy: ≈ 3,017 EUR/month (gross, 2022), from Eurostat. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of engineers alone.
EU Blue Card salary threshold
Italy publishes a current EU Blue Card threshold of 35,973 €/year. It is the minimum salary for that work route, not what engineers earn.
Regulation and recognition
Engineer is a regulated profession in Italy.
- Recognition route
- For professions within its remit, the Ministry of Justice assesses foreign qualifications and may require an aptitude test or adaptation period before enrolment in the relevant Italian professional register. General system of recognition - primary application.
- Recognition authority
- The Ministry of Justice recognises foreign qualifications for the named civil/environmental, industrial and information engineering professions under its supervision.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for engineer in Italy: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Engineer in Italy: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 33b86f9b83502ab3de935a6a07f209ff]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/engineer/italy/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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