Working as a physician in Poland
What official sources say about working as a physician in Poland: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Poland, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 1,360 EUR/month (gross, 2022). To work as a physician in Poland on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 36,569 € a year (current). Physician is a regulated profession in Poland. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In Poland, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 1,360 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
- 36,569 €/year
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Poland: ≈ 1,360 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
Poland publishes a current EU Blue Card threshold of 36,569 €/year. It is the minimum salary for that work route, not what physicians earn.
Regulation and recognition
Physician is a regulated profession in Poland.
- Recognition route
- Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. Third-country doctors may use the statutory simplified route only when its qualification, language, employer and practice-scope requirements are met; it is not full unrestricted recognition. Doctor in Basic Medicine. Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice.
- Recognition authority
- Ministry of Health and the competent regional medical chamber for the relevant recognition/authorization route.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician in Poland: 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). Physician in Poland: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 21be68ae1d60da14aaf03ffb804f7403]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/poland/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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