HR and People salaries in Denmark

The median senior HR and People salary in Denmark is DKK 768,204 per year, with the market band from DKK 670,236 to DKK 919,284 (api.statbank.dk, 2026-09-02).

By seniority

lead (High quality data)

P25
DKK 729,024
Median
DKK 934,968
P75
DKK 1,208,328
per month
DKK 77,914

About DKK 77,914 per month at the median.

Published occupation: DST DISCO-08 '1212 Human resource 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 = 2513. Same-cell alternatives: corporations sector variant 60,411 to 77,749 to 101,888 (n=2,324). Executive cell left empty: no separate HR director code; HR directors sit in 1211/1219 populations.

senior (High quality data)

P25
DKK 670,236
Median
DKK 768,204
P75
DKK 919,284
per month
DKK 64,017

About DKK 64,017 per month at the median.

Published occupation: DST DISCO-08 '2423 Personnel and careers professionals'. 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 = 5482. Same-cell alternatives: 2424 Training and staff development professionals 50,772 to 62,936 to 77,314 (n=2,084).

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