Working as a physician in Ireland
What official sources say about working as a physician in Ireland: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Ireland, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 6,785 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Physician is a regulated profession in Ireland. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in Basic Medicine. In Ireland, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 6,785 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Doctor in Basic Medicine
- Shortage list
- Listed
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Ireland: ≈ 6,785 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 physicians alone.
Regulation and recognition
Physician is a regulated profession in Ireland.
- Recognition route
- Doctor in Basic Medicine. Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice. Apply to the Medical Council in the registration division matching the qualification and internship history. Non-EU applicants may need EPIC verification and/or PRES; requirements vary by division.
- Recognition authority
- Medical Council of Ireland.
- Language requirement
- Medical Council accepts specified English evidence including IELTS Academic (overall 7.0 and at least 6.5 in each component) or OET (B in each component), subject to its listed exemptions.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician in Ireland: 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 16). Physician in Ireland: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1ae81f3da836585c2f59b756eb3ea7be]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/ireland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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