Education and Teaching salaries in Denmark

lead (High quality data)

P25

DKK 738,300

Median

DKK 828,324

P75

DKK 945,516

per month

DKK 69,027

About DKK 69,027 per month at the median.

Published occupation: DST DISCO-08 '1345 Education managers'. Basis authority: DST table LONS20 component text 'Median, standardberegnet timefortjeneste' (DKK per standard hour); band converted to monthly at 160.33 hours (37 h week), the exact factor DST itself uses (its 'STANDARDBEREGNET MAANEDSFORTJENESTE' equals average standard hourly x 160.33). Gross pay incl. employer pension contribution. Population: all full-time fixed-salaried employees, all sectors, data year 2024 (Lonstrukturstatistikken, employer-reported register data, published Sep 2025), n = 5274. Same-cell alternatives: school principals (rektor level) and education institution managers. Executive cell left empty: 1345 already covers top institution leadership.

senior (High quality data)

P25

DKK 628,764

Median

DKK 678,432

P75

DKK 722,040

per month

DKK 56,536

About DKK 56,536 per month at the median.

Published occupation: DST DISCO-08 '2330 Secondary education teachers'. Basis authority: DST table LONS20 component text 'Median, standardberegnet timefortjeneste' (DKK per standard hour); band converted to monthly at 160.33 hours (37 h week), the exact factor DST itself uses (its 'STANDARDBEREGNET MAANEDSFORTJENESTE' equals average standard hourly x 160.33). Gross pay incl. employer pension contribution. Population: all full-time fixed-salaried employees, all sectors, data year 2024 (Lonstrukturstatistikken, employer-reported register data, published Sep 2025), n = 12752. Same-cell alternatives: 2341 Primary school teachers 46,800 to 50,483 to 52,659 (n=58,321); 2310 University and higher education teachers 46,350 to 54,087 to 61,437 (n=27,440).