Working as a physician in Luxembourg
What official sources say about working as a physician in Luxembourg: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Luxembourg, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 9,434 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as a physician in Luxembourg on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 65,652 € a year (current). Physician is a regulated profession in Luxembourg. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In Luxembourg, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 9,434 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V
- Shortage list
- Listed
- EU Blue Card threshold
- 65,652 €/year
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Luxembourg: ≈ 9,434 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.
EU Blue Card salary threshold
Luxembourg publishes a current EU Blue Card threshold of 65,652 €/year. It is the minimum salary for that work route, not what physicians earn.
Regulation and recognition
Physician is a regulated profession in Luxembourg.
- Recognition route
- Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. Doctor in Basic Medicine. Recognition of professional experience Annex IV - automatic recognition. Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice. Doctor in Basic (listed) and Specialised Medicine in field not listed in Annex V. General system of recognition - primary application. A qualifying EU diploma that meets Annex V standards does not need the separate recognition step. For a non-EU diploma, the applicant needs recognition in another EU Member State that entitles practice on the Annex V-equivalent basis before seeking the Luxembourg licence.
- Recognition authority
- The Ministry of Health and Social Security issues the practice licence; the Medical Board assesses the complete application. A qualifying EU Annex V diploma follows the EU route.
- Language requirement
- Applicants whose mother tongue is not French, German or Luxembourgish must prove language ability; the stated minimum is B2 French or German, supported by training, relevant experience or an INLL-approved certificate.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician in Luxembourg: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Physician in Luxembourg: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 72ae904011188ba136cc8c5df6ba325e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/luxembourg/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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