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Working as a software developer in Latvia

What official sources say about working as a software developer in Latvia: what the occupation group earns and how foreign qualifications are recognised.

In Latvia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes software developers, earns ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Software developer is not a regulated profession in Latvia.

Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
Regulation
Not marked regulated

Pay

Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Latvia: ≈ 2,488 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 software developers alone.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Software developer in Latvia: salary and recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d211f5f9347eac79cfcd653d40a2236d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/latvia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Software developer in Latvia: salary and recognition},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/latvia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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Sources

  1. Latvian legislation portalNamed professions in the current legislation. · Checked 2026-10-15
  2. EurostatStructure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_25) · Checked 2026-07-30