# Chemical Engineering jobs in Poland for international graduates

Chemical Engineering jobs in Poland: typical pay PLN 115,400, +33.9% job growth to 2035, Permit to look for work 9 months. Official Polish sources.

Page: https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/poland/chemical-engineering

## Job market at a glance

The jobs **Chemical Engineering** leads to, added together. Each label compares Chemical Engineering with the other Polish fields.

- **Average pay (calculated)**: PLN 115,400 (Moderate)
- **Entry-level pay (calculated)**: PLN 89,900 (Moderate)
- **Growth to 2035 (Cedefop)**: +33.9% (Strong)
- **Change since 2024**: +4.2% (Strong)
- **Jobs in shortage (Barometr zawodów 2026)**: 0% (Weak)

Change in people employed: the broader occupation groups these jobs belong to (Eurostat Labour Force Survey, Poland). Yearly pay is calculated by UNIFER from GUS's median full-time monthly pay (October 2024) × 12; it includes 1/12 of the 13th-month pay public-sector employees receive. GUS publishes pay for occupation groups, read through the official KZiS–ISCO-08 key. Shortage: occupations rated "deficyt" nationally in the Barometr zawodów (labour offices' forecast); a job counts when most of its Polish occupations are.

## Jobs this degree leads to

The jobs **Chemical Engineering** courses most often lead to in Poland, and how each one is doing.

| Job | Share | Average pay | Entry pay | Growth to 2035 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Chemical engineers | 30% | PLN 116,739 est. | PLN 89,883 | +33.9% |
| 2. Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified | 28% | PLN 116,739 est. | PLN 89,883 | +33.9% |
| 3. Industrial and production engineers | 26% | PLN 116,739 est. | PLN 89,883 | +33.9% |
| 4. Environmental protection professionals | 13% | PLN 108,038 est. | PLN 90,328 | +33.9% |
| 5. Chemists | 3% | PLN 110,007 est. | PLN 87,808 | +33.9% |

Share: how common each job is among Chemical Engineering destinations. Entry pay: the 25th percentile, interpolated between GUS's published 2nd and 3rd deciles. Polish figures are published for Polish occupation groups; each job shows its group's figures ("est."). Swipe the table sideways for more.

## What graduates like you earned

What graduates of Polish master's programmes in **Technologia chemiczna** and **Inżynieria chemiczna i procesowa** earned in their **first year after graduating**, weighted by the number of graduates of each.

- **Master's graduates of these programmes median per programme, first year · 604 graduates of 2024**: PLN 69,000
- **All master's graduates in engineering and technology average, first year, for comparison**: PLN 91,700

Programme pay: ELA (Ekonomiczne Losy Absolwentów, ZUS records), each university programme's median gross monthly pay from all sources per month worked (not converted to full time), averaged by UNIFER weighted by graduates (an average of medians, not a national median); yearly = monthly × 12. The study-domain figure is ELA's average for all master's graduates of that domain. Poland publishes no figure for international graduates on their own.

## Staying to work after you graduate

How international students stay to work in Poland after studying **Chemical Engineering**.

1 Finish your course

A master's or a PhD from a Polish university.

2 Permit to look for work 9 months

to look for a job in Poland. Apply right after you get your diploma; it is granted only once.

3 Working in Poland

**No work permit needed:** graduates of Polish universities can work for any employer without a work permit. There is no salary minimum on this route.

**EU Blue Card:** an option for highly qualified jobs paying at least **PLN 160,264** a year (2026).

- **Chemical Engineering jobs in shortage in Poland (Barometr zawodów 2026)**: 0%

In 2025, **2,448** non-EU students in Poland switched from a study permit to a work permit, **85** of them Indian citizens.

Graduates living in Poland who are citizens of non-EU countries: **85.2%** in work, against 92.1% of Polish graduates (ages 25–64, 2025).

## Chemical Engineering in other countries

Typical pay for the same jobs (in US dollars in brackets, at October 2026 exchange rates), projected growth, and post-study work after a master's.

- [Poland PLN 115,400 ($29,400) Growth +33.9% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 9 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/poland/chemical-engineering)
- [Germany €83,900 ($93,900) Growth +2% (2023–40) · 18 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/germany/chemical-engineering)
- [Denmark DKK 820,000 ($122,800) Growth +25.4% (2022–35) · Job-seeking permit 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/denmark/chemical-engineering)
- [United Kingdom £47,300 ($63,200) Growth +11.2% (2025–35) · Graduate visa 18 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/uk/chemical-engineering)
- [United States $131,300 Growth +4.9% (2025–35) · OPT 12 months, 36 with the STEM extension](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/us/chemical-engineering)
- [Canada CA$107,600 ($76,900) Growth +9.8% (2023–33) · PGWP up to 36 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/canada/chemical-engineering)

- [Australia AU$140,800 ($98,900) Growth +21.1% (2025–35) · 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/australia/chemical-engineering)
- [Ireland €49,100 ($55,000) Growth +5.1% (2025–28) · Stamp 1G 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/ireland/chemical-engineering)
- [Netherlands €64,600 ($72,300) Growth +5.1% (2025–30) · Orientation year 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/netherlands/chemical-engineering)
- [Sweden SEK 625,000 ($62,800) Growth +40.3% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/sweden/chemical-engineering)
- [Finland €60,300 ($67,500) Growth +25.6% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/finland/chemical-engineering)
- [France €52,600 net ($58,900) Growth +32.3% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/france/chemical-engineering)
- [Spain €41,900 ($46,900) Growth +29.1% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/spain/chemical-engineering)
- [Italy €24,700 net ($27,600) Growth +36.6% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work up to 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/italy/chemical-engineering)
- [Belgium €64,900 ($72,600) Growth +17.6% (2022–35) · Search year 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/belgium/chemical-engineering)
- [Switzerland CHF 104,800 ($127,100) Job search 6 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/switzerland/chemical-engineering)

## Polish universities teaching Chemical Engineering

1 Polish university offers 1 postgraduate course in Chemical Engineering. The highest ranked:

- [Warsaw University of Technology QS #504 · 1 course](https://uniferedu.com/universities/warsaw-university-of-technology)

[See all 1 course in the Course Explorer →](https://uniferedu.com/explore?country=PL&sub_field=Chemical%20Engineering)

## Questions students ask

### How much do Chemical Engineering graduates earn in Poland?

Graduates of Polish master's programmes in this field earned PLN 69,000 a year in their first year after graduating (each programme's median pay, averaged; ELA, graduates of 2024); all master's graduates in engineering and technology earned an average PLN 91,700. Across all workers in these jobs, typical pay is PLN 115,400 and starting pay about PLN 89,900.

### Is Chemical Engineering in demand in Poland?

Employment in these jobs is projected to grow 33.9% from 2022 to 2035.

### Can I stay and work in Poland after a Chemical Engineering master's?

Yes, for 9 months on a permit to look for work, granted once right after your diploma. Graduates of Polish universities can then work for any employer without a work permit.

## Where these numbers come from

Every figure comes from an official Polish source. Tap a source tag next to any number for its details.

- [Barometr zawodów 2026 — national forecast (WUP Kraków for the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy)](https://barometrzawodow.pl/)
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Krakowie / Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej · Report: copying and distribution permitted with the source given (website: all rights reserved) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Cedefop Skills Forecast — future employment growth by occupation group, Poland, 2022–2035](https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/tools/skills-intelligence/future-employment-growth)
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) · Cedefop: reuse with acknowledgement of the source (CC BY 4.0) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Ekonomiczne Losy Absolwentów (ELA) — earnings of master's graduates by study domain; yearly figure calculated by UNIFER](https://ela.nauka.gov.pl/en)
Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego / OPI PIB (ZUS data) · © Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego; reuse terms not published (used with credit for educational purposes) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Ekonomiczne Losy Absolwentów (ELA) — pay of master's graduates by programme, first year after the diploma; national figures calculated by UNIFER](https://ela.nauka.gov.pl/en)
Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego / OPI PIB (ZUS data) · © Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego; reuse terms not published (used with credit for educational purposes) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Employed persons by detailed occupation (ISCO-08 two-digit), Poland — EU Labour Force Survey (lfsa_egai2d)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_egai2d/default/table?lang=en)
Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Change of immigration status permits, education to employment, Poland (migr_reschange)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_reschange/default/table?lang=en)
Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Employment rates by educational attainment and citizenship, tertiary education, ages 25–64, Poland (lfsa_ergaedn)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ergaedn/default/table?lang=en)
Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Struktura wynagrodzeń według zawodów, październik 2024 — Statistics Poland (GUS); ISCO-08 figures calculated by UNIFER through the KZiS–ISCO-08 key](https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/rynek-pracy/pracujacy-zatrudnieni-wynagrodzenia-koszty-pracy/struktura-wynagrodzen-wedlug-zawodow-za-pazdziernik-2024-r-,4,12.html)
Statistics Poland (GUS) · GUS: copying and reuse permitted with the source given · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Polish post-study and work rules — Office for Foreigners (mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl) and labour ministry (psz.praca.gov.pl), manually verified](https://psz.praca.gov.pl/dla-pracodawcow-i-przedsiebiorcow/zatrudnianie-cudzoziemcow/praca-bez-zezwolenia)
Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców; Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej — transcribed and verified by UNIFER · Official government information · loaded 19 Oct 2026

Indicative figures from official Polish sources. They describe groups of graduates and workers, not what any individual will earn or be offered. Visa rules change, so check mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl before you decide.