{"id":1611,"date":"2026-10-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/?p=1611"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:59:17","slug":"shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortage Jobs Salary by Country: The 2026 Floors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most articles about <strong>shortage jobs salary<\/strong> levels give you average earnings. Averages are interesting and they are not the number that decides anything. The number that decides whether your visa is granted is the <strong>statutory floor<\/strong>, it is published, and it is enforceable against your employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a catch in how those floors are built, and it catches almost everybody. Nearly every system sets the floor as the <strong>higher of two numbers<\/strong>: a national threshold, and the going rate for your specific occupation. The headline figure is the first one. The one that binds you is often the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026\/#Worked_example_because_this_is_the_whole_point\" >Worked example, because this is the whole point<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026\/#The_national_floors_2026\" >The national floors, 2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026\/#Four_things_this_table_does_not_tell_you\" >Four things this table does not tell you<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026\/#A_floor_is_not_a_market_rate\" >A floor is not a market rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026\/#Monthly_and_annual_figures_are_not_comparable_as_printed\" >Monthly and annual figures are not comparable as printed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026\/#The_reduced_rate_is_where_the_value_is\" >The reduced rate is where the value is<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026\/#Some_systems_test_income_rather_than_setting_a_floor\" >Some systems test income rather than setting a floor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026\/#What_the_salary_floor_costs_you_elsewhere\" >What the salary floor costs you elsewhere<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-jobs-salary-by-country-2026\/#What_to_do_with_this\" >What to do with this<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worked_example_because_this_is_the_whole_point\"><\/span><strong>Worked example, because this is the whole point<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a vehicle technician applying to the UK under occupation code <strong>SOC 5231<\/strong>, which sits on the interim Temporary Shortage List:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>national TSL threshold<\/strong> is <strong>GBP 33,400<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>going rate for SOC 5231<\/strong> is reported at <strong>GBP 35,500<\/strong>, with a lower rate of GBP 27,900 for qualifying applicants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The higher of the two applies.<\/strong> So the number that matters to this applicant is GBP 35,500, not the GBP 33,400 in every headline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two thousand pounds is easily enough to fail an application that looked comfortable. Before you negotiate anything, ask the employer for the occupation code and look up the going rate for that code. See <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/shortage-occupations-for-the-uk-skilled-worker-visa\/\">what replaced the UK shortage occupation list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_national_floors_2026\"><\/span><strong>The national floors, 2026<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Country<\/th><th>Salary floor<\/th><th>Reduced or alternative rate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Ireland<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>EUR 40,904<\/strong> Critical Skills, with a relevant degree<\/td><td>EUR 36,848 recent graduate on the Critical Skills list; <strong>EUR 68,911<\/strong> without a relevant degree<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Spain<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>EUR 41,356<\/strong> EU Blue Card<\/td><td>Among the lowest bars in the EU<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>United Kingdom<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GBP 41,700<\/strong> Skilled Worker<\/td><td><strong>GBP 33,400<\/strong> on the Temporary Shortage List, or the going rate for the code, whichever is higher<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Germany<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>EUR 50,700<\/strong> EU Blue Card<\/td><td><strong>EUR 45,934.20<\/strong> for shortage occupations, recent graduates and IT specialists without a degree<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Brussels<\/strong><\/td><td>EUR 56,976<\/td><td>Belgium sets this by region<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Flanders<\/strong><\/td><td>EUR 63,586<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wallonia<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>EUR 68,815<\/strong><\/td><td>The highest EU Blue Card threshold here<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Australia<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>AUD 79,423<\/strong> Core Skills Income Threshold from 1 July 2026<\/td><td>Up from AUD 76,515, and applied at nomination<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Netherlands<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>EUR 5,942 a month<\/strong> highly skilled migrant<\/td><td><strong>EUR 4,754<\/strong> within three years of graduating. Both exclude the 8% holiday allowance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Poland<\/strong><\/td><td>PLN 13,355.34 a month<\/td><td>150% of the average national salary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Singapore<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>SGD 5,600 a month<\/strong> Employment Pass<\/td><td>SGD 6,200 in financial services, both rising in January 2027<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Statutory salary floors for skilled work routes in 2026, lowest first. Most are revised each January and the Australian figure indexed on 1 July 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Four_things_this_table_does_not_tell_you\"><\/span><strong>Four things this table does not tell you<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_floor_is_not_a_market_rate\"><\/span><strong>A floor is not a market rate<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain at EUR 41,356 and Wallonia at EUR 68,815 are not the same job at different prices. They reflect what those labour markets pay. So the table tells you where you are <strong>eligible<\/strong>, not where you will be better off, and clearing a high floor narrowly in an expensive city is worse than clearing a low one comfortably somewhere cheaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Monthly_and_annual_figures_are_not_comparable_as_printed\"><\/span><strong>Monthly and annual figures are not comparable as printed<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutch thresholds are monthly and <strong>exclude the 8 per cent holiday allowance<\/strong>, so multiplying by twelve understates your actual pay and comparing the result with a German annual figure compares unlike things. See <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/netherlands-highly-skilled-migrant-salary-threshold-2026\/\">the Dutch thresholds in full<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_reduced_rate_is_where_the_value_is\"><\/span><strong>The reduced rate is where the value is<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany&#8217;s reduced rate is nearly five thousand euros below its standard one, and it covers shortage occupations, recent graduates and IT specialists qualifying on experience rather than a degree. Establishing whether you qualify for a reduced rate is worth more than comparing countries. Full detail in <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/eu-blue-card-salary-threshold-2026\/\">Blue Card thresholds country by country<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_systems_test_income_rather_than_setting_a_floor\"><\/span><strong>Some systems test income rather than setting a floor<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Korea&#8217;s E-7-4 skilled worker visa is a points system, and salary feeds the score rather than acting as a gate, alongside a requirement for an average annual income of at least <strong>KRW 25 million<\/strong> over the previous two years. Japan&#8217;s Specified Skilled Worker route sets no national salary threshold at all and instead requires pay equivalent to a Japanese worker doing the same job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_salary_floor_costs_you_elsewhere\"><\/span><strong>What the salary floor costs you elsewhere<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One number is missing from every salary comparison and it is larger than most of the differences above. In the UK the immigration health surcharge is <strong>GBP 1,035 per person per year<\/strong>, paid up front, so a family of four on a five-year visa pays <strong>GBP 20,700<\/strong> before any application fee. Australia charges its full visa fee of AUD 4,015 for each adult applicant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Net of those, a lower nominal salary in a cheaper system frequently beats a higher one. The exception is the UK <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/health-and-care-visa-vs-skilled-worker-visa\/\">Health and Care Worker visa<\/a>, which is exempt from the surcharge entirely and has a lower floor, and which is why healthcare is the one field where the UK is among the cheapest rather than the most expensive. Full costs in <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/cheapest-work-visa-2026\/\">what a work visa really costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_do_with_this\"><\/span><strong>What to do with this<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Get your occupation code<\/strong> from the employer, in writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Look up the going rate for that code<\/strong>, and assume the higher of it and the national threshold applies to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check whether you qualify for a reduced rate<\/strong>: shortage occupation, recent graduate, or the German IT specialist route.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Convert honestly.<\/strong> Add the Dutch holiday allowance, and subtract the UK surcharge and the Australian per-adult fee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compare against local pay, not your current salary.<\/strong> The floor tells you about eligibility and nothing about whether the offer is good.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/work-visa-for-europe-countries-their-programs\/\">15 European routes compared<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/minimum-salary-for-germany-skilled-worker-visa-2025\/\">the German skilled worker minimum<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/jobs\">Browse shortage jobs with visa sponsorship<\/a> on our board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last checked September 2026. These are statutory floors rather than salaries, most are revised each January, and occupation-specific going rates change with them. Confirm the figure for your own occupation code before relying on it.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most articles about shortage jobs salary levels give you average earnings. Averages are interesting and they are not the number that decides anything. 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