Software Engineering salaries in Denmark

lead (Medium quality data)

P25

DKK 789,960

Median

DKK 914,796

P75

DKK 1,080,000

per month

DKK 76,233

About DKK 76,233 per month at the median.

Published group: PROSA lonstatistik 2026, private sector east of Storebaelt, Management function ('Projektleder, teamleder, udviklingsleder' = project manager, team lead, development manager), 15-19 yrs IT experience, reported brutto monthly pay: lower quartile 65,830, median 76,233, upper quartile 90,000. Basis authority: PDF states bruttolon 'inkluderer faste tillaeg, bonus og arbejdsgiverens pensionsbidrag' and is normalized to a 37 hour week full time. Survey of 2,642 IT professionals (22 pct response rate), payslips for January 2026, self-reported but quality checked. Same-cell alternatives: DST 1330 ICT service managers in corporations 74,032 to 90,947 to 111,365 (n=3,282); LoenRadar Tech Lead median 69,600 (self-reported, small n).

senior (High quality data)

P25

DKK 634,008

Median

DKK 773,988

P75

DKK 938,220

per month

DKK 64,499

About DKK 64,499 per month at the median.

Published occupation: DST DISCO-08 '2512 Software developers'. 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 = 31322. Same-cell alternatives: 2513 Web and multimedia developers 42,972 to 52,454 to 63,734 DKK (n=3,272); loen.dk (DST republisher) shows backend developers avg 66,986, median 64,181, P25 52,382, P75 78,222. Distribution covers all experience levels within the occupation; DST does not split seniority. Corroboration: PROSA 2026 IT union survey, private sector east of Storebaelt, Build function (software developers) 15-19 yrs experience: 61,854 to 69,829 to 76,405 DKK per month.