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Salaries in Denmark - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Denmark is, by default, in the range of 24,897.00 DKK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 73,861.00 DKK (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Denmark is
80% of people earn:
25K - 74K DKK
10% earn less lthan 25K DKK
10% earns more than 74K DKK
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Distribution of employees in Denmark into salary brackets in DKK.

Average salary and range in Denmark by age in DKK.

<24
 
 
Average 35K
Median 34K
10% 24K
25% 28K
75% 40K
90% 47K
25-34
 
 
Average 46K
Median 43K
10% 27K
25% 34K
75% 55K
90% 69K
35-44
 
 
Average 53K
Median 49K
10% 31K
25% 38K
75% 63K
90% 79K
45-54
 
 
Average 49K
Median 45K
10% 26K
25% 34K
75% 60K
90% 77K
55+
 
 
Average 46K
Median 42K
10% 24K
25% 32K
75% 56K
90% 72K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Denmark (DKK).

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Men
48,710 DKK
42,633 DKK
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Women
In general, in Denmark, men earn 14.3% more than women.

The best paid positions in Denmark

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Denmark (DKK).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
136,967.00 DKK
2. IT Director Top Management
127,165.00 DKK
3. Leasing Director Leasing
119,422.00 DKK
4. Plant manager Top Management
109,186.00 DKK
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
108,413.00 DKK
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
105,577.00 DKK
7. Managing Director Top Management
101,531.00 DKK
8. Head of product development Management
100,109.00 DKK
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
98,799.00 DKK
10. Sales Director Top Management
95,643.00 DKK
11. Technical Director Top Management
92,473.00 DKK
12. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
90,250.00 DKK
13. Marketing Director Top Management
89,878.00 DKK
14. Publishing House Director Top Management
89,757.00 DKK
15. Head of the Legal Department Management
88,471.00 DKK
16. Logistics Director Top Management
88,107.00 DKK
17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
85,860.00 DKK
18. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
84,850.00 DKK
19. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
83,542.00 DKK
20. Regulatory Affairs Manager Medicine & Social Care
83,097.00 DKK

The worst paid positions in Denmark

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Denmark (DKK)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
19,684.00 DKK
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
21,846.00 DKK
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
22,327.00 DKK
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
22,567.00 DKK
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
23,358.00 DKK
6. Cleaner General labour
23,655.00 DKK
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
23,810.00 DKK
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
24,314.00 DKK
9. Packer Production
24,465.00 DKK
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
24,597.00 DKK
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
24,616.00 DKK
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
24,738.00 DKK
13. General Labourer General labour
24,828.00 DKK
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
24,865.00 DKK
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
25,088.00 DKK
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
25,090.00 DKK
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
25,297.00 DKK
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
25,407.00 DKK
19. Florist Service Industries
25,450.00 DKK
20. Cashier Banking
25,471.00 DKK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
7,167 DKK (net)
PolandPoland
20,097 DKK (gross)
SerbiaSerbia
9,127 DKK (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
5,688 DKK (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Career advisor
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Aalborg
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,894 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
37,000 DKK
Anually salary
70,728 USD
Anually salary
444,000 DKK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-12 10:50:18
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Sales Representative
Commerce
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kolding
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,054 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
38,000 DKK
Anually salary
72,648 USD
Anually salary
456,000 DKK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-12 10:18:06
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Controller
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Aalborg
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,576 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 DKK
Anually salary
66,912 USD
Anually salary
420,000 DKK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-12 04:20:48
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Data scientist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Aarhus
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
11,948 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
75,000 DKK
Anually salary
143,376 USD
Anually salary
900,000 DKK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-11 22:11:21
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Lorry Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Rønne
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
4,175 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
26,208 DKK
Anually salary
50,100 USD
Anually salary
314,496 DKK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-10 20:50:46
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Product owner
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Copenhagen
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
6,850 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
43,000 DKK
Anually salary
82,200 USD
Anually salary
516,000 DKK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-10 11:22:06
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Consultant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Nordhavn
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,169 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,000 DKK
Anually salary
86,028 USD
Anually salary
540,000 DKK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-10 08:54:24
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Data scientist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Kobenhavn N
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,296 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,800 DKK
Anually salary
87,552 USD
Anually salary
549,600 DKK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-10 00:02:36
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Country Manager/Director
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Copenhagen
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
18,851 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
118,333 DKK
Anually salary
226,212 USD
Anually salary
1,419,996 DKK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-09 14:40:41
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Tractor, harvester driver
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Nordhavn
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
4,015 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,200 DKK
Anually salary
48,180 USD
Anually salary
302,400 DKK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-07 22:14:14
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Denmark is 47,104 DKK.

The best-paid positions in the country Denmark are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Denmark are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Denmark, regardless of the work they do, women earn 12.48% less than men.

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