Bulgaria increases minimum monthly salary for medical residents

Bulgaria has implemented new regulations regarding the compensation and administration of medical residents. Under updated provisions in Ordinance 1 of 2015, published in the State Gazette, residents in state-funded clinical specialties will now receive a minimum monthly salary of 1,550.50 euros. This replaces the previous system, which calculated remuneration as 2.5 times the national minimum wage.

A new electronic portal for residents is being introduced as part of the National Health Information System. While certain functions, such as the publication of vacant clinical positions and job competitions, will become active on November 2, the full system is expected to be operational by January 20, 2027. The portal will host information on non-clinical specialties, dental medicine positions, theoretical training schedules, and tuition fees. Additionally, each registered resident will be assigned an electronic residency booklet within the system.