Working as a physician in Slovenia
What official sources say about working as a physician in Slovenia: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Slovenia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 3,834 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as a physician in Slovenia on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 30,432 € a year (current). Physician is a regulated profession in Slovenia. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In Slovenia, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 3,834 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
- 30,432 €/year
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Slovenia: ≈ 3,834 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
Slovenia publishes a current EU Blue Card threshold of 30,432 €/year. It is the minimum salary for that work route, not what physicians earn.
Regulation and recognition
Physician is a regulated profession in Slovenia.
- Recognition route
- Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. Doctor in Basic Medicine. Doctor in Basic (listed) and Specialised Medicine in field not listed in Annex V. EU/EEA/Swiss harmonised medical titles use sectoral recognition where Annex V conditions are met. Third-country physician routes have additional MZ requirements and, in specified cases, an employment offer; do not apply the general health route without checking the exact title. Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice.
- Recognition authority
- Ministry of Health handles qualification recognition; medical registration/licensing is conducted through the competent medical professional bodies.
- Language requirement
- Slovenian knowledge is required for safe medical practice. The 2025 MZ instructions accept specified Slovenian education/exam proofs; level is profession-specific and no one CEFR threshold is generalized.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician in Slovenia: 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 Slovenia: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2fc941a7eaf95d01197985c484d54fae]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/slovenia/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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