Working as a physician in France
What official sources say about working as a physician in France: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In France, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 4,058 EUR/month (gross, 2022). To work as a physician in France on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 59,373 € a year (current). Physician is a regulated profession in France. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In France, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 4,058 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V
- Shortage list
- Listed
- EU Blue Card threshold
- 59,373 €/year
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in France: ≈ 4,058 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 physicians alone.
EU Blue Card salary threshold
France publishes a current EU Blue Card threshold of 59,373 €/year. It is the minimum salary for that work route, not what physicians earn.
Regulation and recognition
Physician is a regulated profession in France.
- Recognition route
- Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. Doctor in Basic (listed) and Specialised Medicine in field not listed in Annex V. General system of recognition - primary application. Doctor in Basic Medicine. Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice. An eligible Annex V EU/EEA qualification is automatically recognized subject to Order registration; non-listed qualifications follow a distinct authorization procedure.
- Recognition authority
- Eligible EU-listed qualifications proceed to the medical Order; other diplomas use a separate national health-authority procedure.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician in France: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Physician in France: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0097edd52937146eecb77c9130c2169c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/france/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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