Working as a physician in the Netherlands
What official sources say about working as a physician in the Netherlands: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In the Netherlands, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 6,343 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Physician is a regulated profession in the Netherlands. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In the Netherlands, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 6,343 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V
- Shortage list
- Listed
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in the Netherlands: ≈ 6,343 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 the Netherlands.
- 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. Doctor in Basic Medicine. Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice. Foreign doctor diplomas follow the BIG recognition route selected by origin and qualification; eligible listed EU/EEA/Swiss diplomas may use automatic recognition with direct enrolment.
- Recognition authority
- BIG-register / CIBG for doctor registration and protected title.
- Language requirement
- For the relevant foreign BIG registration route, Dutch and English evidence is generally required. BIG's level is profession/education-specific: academic-level professions require Dutch B2+; certificate requirements include four skills, a passed test and a maximum two-year age.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician in Netherlands: 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 the Netherlands: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5c2a1e4902bcd5f66fcc1a6b06dbcad9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/netherlands/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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