Median monthly earnings of employees in Denmark
Denmark: Median monthly earnings of employees was 5,733 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median monthly earnings of employees in Denmark, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, median monthly earnings of employees in Denmark stood at 5,733. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median monthly earnings of employees in Denmark peaked at 5,733 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,915, in 2004.
That places Denmark 14th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Median monthly earnings of employees in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,915 | — |
| 2005 | 3,022 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3,121 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,609 | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 3,717 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3,862 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 3,655 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 3,763 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3,863 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3,947 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3,985 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4,059 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 4,114 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4,179 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4,258 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4,381 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4,782 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 5,118 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 5,206 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 5,263 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5,435 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 5,733 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,374 | 2,915 | 3,862 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,020 | 3,655 | 4,381 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,256 | 4,782 | 5,733 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 11 Republic of Moldova 7,200 compare
- 12 Luxembourg 6,634 compare
- 13 Belgium 5,780 compare
- 15 Norway 5,217 compare
- 16 Netherlands 5,092 compare
- 17 Iceland 4,983 compare
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median monthly earnings of employees in Denmark?
- Median monthly earnings of employees in Denmark was 5,733 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5,733 in 2025.
- What is the lowest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,915 in 2004.
- How does Denmark rank for median monthly earnings of employees?
- Denmark ranks 14th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Median monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. The median is the middle value, with half of employees earning less and half earning more. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.