Working as a physician in Switzerland
What official sources say about working as a physician in Switzerland: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Switzerland, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 9,453 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Physician is a regulated profession in Switzerland. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In Switzerland, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 9,453 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- 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 Switzerland: ≈ 9,453 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.
Regulation and recognition
Physician is a regulated profession in Switzerland.
- Recognition route
- Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. Doctor in Basic Medicine. Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice. The route depends on diploma country and applicant nationality: direct EU/EFTA diploma recognition may apply; some already-EU/EFTA-recognised third-country diplomas can use indirect recognition; otherwise MEBEKO may register a non-recognisable diploma or the applicant may obtain a Swiss federal diploma. MedReg entry is mandatory. General system of recognition - primary application.
- Recognition authority
- MEBEKO (the Medical Professions Commission within FOPH) evaluates foreign medical diplomas; cantonal health authorities decide practice permits.
- Language requirement
- At least B2 in the language used to practise is required for a MedReg language entry. Accepted evidence includes an official CEFR certificate no more than six years old, training completed in that language, or three years’ relevant work experience in it in the last ten years; cantons/employers may require more.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician in Switzerland: 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 Switzerland: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fef4664283fed4199b79d6cf583bd3e2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/switzerland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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