Average hourly earnings

Go to target 8.4: Improve resource efficiency in consumption and production

Target 8.5: Full employment an decent work with equal pay

By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.

Go to target 8.6

Indicators

8.5.1: Average hourly earnings

8.5.2: Unemployment rate

8.5.1

8.5.2

Earnings

Components: STANDARDIZED HOURLY EARNINGS | Salary earners: Employees (exclusiv young people and trainees) | Salary: All forms of pay | Sector: All sectors | Unit: DKK

Unit: DKK


	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024


Men and women, total
Total	245.22	248.02	251.87	255.44	260.74	265.52	271.24	277.64	283.67	292.74	302.95	322.30

Armed forces occupations	227.50	236.00	239.04	239.72	240.67	253.95	259.06	257.87	259.98	275.22	284.18	294.23

Managers	416.14	422.26	432.48	441.66	450.21	458.49	465.22	474.63	489.37	502.78	517.81	541.58

Professionals	281.31	284.07	288.51	293.81	300.10	304.82	311.07	318.59	323.82	334.48	345.71	362.93

Technicians and associate professionals	257.79	262.29	266.62	271.86	278.19	284.60	289.44	294.01	300.23	309.76	319.33	336.81

Clerical support workers	212.03	214.66	218.71	221.13	226.92	232.30	237.49	241.79	246.00	254.34	264.00	280.24

Service and sales workers	186.52	188.72	191.71	192.58	195.63	199.83	204.30	208.97	212.28	217.35	222.35	235.05

Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	186.17	186.08	188.99	193.67	197.59	201.99	205.76	210.59	214.00	220.67	231.73	255.27

Craft and related trades workers	213.06	216.41	219.50	223.65	228.80	231.84	235.32	240.51	249.33	259.10	269.11	297.92

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers	199.23	199.75	202.17	206.95	211.28	213.47	217.34	222.25	230.39	239.08	247.11	274.30

Elementary occupations	176.23	179.56	182.39	184.43	187.58	190.00	193.36	198.65	203.88	210.28	217.64	237.18


Men
Total	263.11	265.66	268.98	272.23	277.61	282.40	288.40	294.00	301.01	310.32	321.46	343.20

Armed forces occupations	228.73	237.32	240.74	241.55	242.60	256.23	261.72	261.07	263.62	279.19	288.35	298.55

Managers	444.17	451.11	462.11	470.72	479.68	487.87	494.98	504.75	519.59	533.43	549.00	573.95

Professionals	314.59	317.21	320.78	325.92	332.66	338.14	343.93	350.04	355.81	366.40	378.90	397.10

Technicians and associate professionals	283.68	288.44	293.77	297.94	305.03	310.67	314.62	318.21	325.50	334.63	345.04	363.95

Clerical support workers	216.79	218.91	223.70	225.77	232.06	238.46	243.84	247.54	251.04	260.77	271.58	287.59

Service and sales workers	195.33	197.53	201.05	202.04	204.88	210.20	214.31	218.02	222.29	226.60	231.64	244.88

Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	187.87	188.95	191.19	196.69	200.91	204.21	208.17	212.98	217.08	224.53	235.80	260.81

Craft and related trades workers	214.54	218.15	221.11	225.39	230.63	233.85	237.38	242.59	251.61	261.44	271.58	300.81

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers	202.19	202.78	205.18	209.71	214.05	216.11	220.17	224.96	232.97	241.77	249.88	276.97

Elementary occupations	185.94	189.33	191.71	193.96	197.68	200.20	203.80	208.81	215.39	222.13	230.27	253.31


Women
Total	225.42	229.00	233.13	236.36	241.60	246.38	251.85	259.09	264.12	272.66	281.81	298.76

Armed forces occupations	208.34	214.65	213.01	213.92	214.92	224.27	226.16	221.69	221.45	233.91	242.22	252.91

Managers	345.75	352.56	362.12	371.77	380.47	390.26	397.06	407.28	423.07	436.78	451.91	475.58

Professionals	255.25	259.24	264.06	268.82	274.76	279.10	285.30	293.77	298.75	308.89	318.82	335.49

Technicians and associate professionals	233.26	236.84	239.95	244.88	250.50	256.86	261.93	267.51	272.68	282.02	290.41	306.56

Clerical support workers	209.58	212.49	216.14	218.71	224.24	228.99	234.01	238.56	243.07	250.53	259.46	275.84

Service and sales workers	181.28	183.59	186.17	186.77	189.91	193.48	198.15	203.31	206.11	211.52	216.41	228.77

Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	181.86	178.90	183.02	185.38	188.71	195.56	198.92	203.45	205.97	210.98	220.95	240.44

Craft and related trades workers	190.40	190.70	195.69	195.75	201.11	202.58	206.56	211.65	218.81	227.66	235.55	260.87

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers	184.12	185.14	187.99	192.95	196.95	199.06	202.59	207.90	216.22	224.23	232.42	259.92

Elementary occupations	160.91	163.48	166.30	167.84	169.65	171.94	175.53	181.20	184.46	190.35	196.50	210.24

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Definition

Pension schemes have been added to the UN definition, so the Danish figures are comparable between sectors in Denmark. In Denmark there are differences in how you get paid for work. Eg. In the public sector pension schemes are part of the pay package, where that is not the case for some private companies. These companyes has a higher hourly pay and expects the employees to make their own pension schemes. It is not possible to list the number of people with disabilities, as Statistics Denmark does not have a sufficiently defined demarcation of persons with disabilities on a register basis.

The official UN definition requires disaggregation by gender, age, and disability status. It is not possible to determine the number of persons with disabilities, as Statistics Denmark does not have a comprehensive register-based classification of persons with disabilities. Furthermore, Statistics Denmark has chosen not to disaggregate by age.

Last updated:

29-09-2025

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