Working as a teacher in Latvia
What official sources say about working as a teacher in Latvia: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
In Latvia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes teachers, earns ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Teacher is a regulated profession in Latvia. Foreign qualifications go through: AIC reviews the qualification and sends its report to the Ministry of Education and Science, which decides recognition. Material differences can require an aptitude test or adaptation. In Latvia, teachers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals"
- ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- AIC reviews the qualification and sends its report to the Ministry of Education and Science, which decides recognition. Material differences can require an aptitude test or adaptation.
- Shortage list
- Listed
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 teachers alone.
Regulation and recognition
Teacher is a regulated profession in Latvia.
- Recognition route
- AIC reviews the qualification and sends its report to the Ministry of Education and Science, which decides recognition. Material differences can require an aptitude test or adaptation.
- Recognition authority
- The Ministry of Education and Science issues recognition decisions after AIC assessment.
- Language requirement
- AIC states teachers must know Latvian at C1.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for teacher in Latvia: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Teacher in Latvia: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dd27f92f1bb557cb58732730eb0a266a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/latvia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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