General Management and Executive Leadership salaries in Denmark
The median senior General Management and Executive Leadership salary in Denmark is DKK 856,488 per year, with the market band from DKK 666,648 to DKK 1,114,548 (api.statbank.dk, 2026-09-02).
By seniority
executive (High quality data)
- P25
- DKK 827,916
- Median
- DKK 1,192,140
- P75
- DKK 1,755,696
- per month
- DKK 99,345
About DKK 99,345 per month at the median.
Published occupation: DST DISCO-08 '1120 Managing directors and chief executives'. 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 = 15589. Same-cell alternatives: 1112 Senior government officials (public sector top executives) 89,472 to 111,644 to 140,122 (n=839).
senior (High quality data)
- P25
- DKK 666,648
- Median
- DKK 856,488
- P75
- DKK 1,114,548
- per month
- DKK 71,374
About DKK 71,374 per month at the median.
Published occupation: DST DISCO-08 '1219 Business services and administration managers not elsewhere classified'. 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 = 9797. Same-cell alternatives: 1349 Professional services managers nec 52,311 to 66,923 to 98,980 (n=868). Lead cell left empty: DST publishes no group-level GM code between department manager and managing director.
Sources for these numbers
- https://api.statbank.dk/v1/data/LONS20?format=CSV&ARBF=1120&SEKTOR=1000&AFLOEN=FAST&LONGRP=LTOT&L%C3%98NM%C3%85L=NEDREST%2CMEDIANST%2COVREST%2CANTAL&K%C3%98N=MOK&Tid=2024
- https://www.statbank.dk/lons20
- https://www.dst.dk/statistikdokumentation/39350029-3a77-4daa-b3b1-eb41b3ef963a
- https://api.statbank.dk/v1/data/LONS20?format=CSV&ARBF=1219&SEKTOR=1000&AFLOEN=FAST&LONGRP=LTOT&L%C3%98NM%C3%85L=NEDREST%2CMEDIANST%2COVREST%2CANTAL&K%C3%98N=MOK&Tid=2024
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