8 Decent work and economic growth

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	2025


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	336.28

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	304.33

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	564.32

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	378.90

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	349.99

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	291.30

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	246.36

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	259.50

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	310.05

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	285.88

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	247.17


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	356.79

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	309.05

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	596.65

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	412.28

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	376.86

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	298.39

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	254.58

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	263.87

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	313.10

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	288.66

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	263.32


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	313.04

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	261.41

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	499.42

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	351.76

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	319.20

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	286.98

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	241.06

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	248.90

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	270.40

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	271.00

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	220.30

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Definition

The indicator does not follow the UN definition, as applying this definition could make the Danish figures for the public and private sectors incomparable. In the public sector, pension contributions are included as part of employees' remuneration, whereas this is not necessarily the case in the private sector. In the private sector, employees may instead receive a higher salary and choose whether to establish a pension savings scheme themselves. According to the UN definition, pension contributions should be excluded. However, this would make the two sectors incomparable. Therefore, the Danish definition of wages is used.

The UN definition requires disaggregation by sex, age and disability status. It is not possible to report the number of persons with disabilities, as Statistics Denmark does not have a sufficiently comprehensive register-based definition of persons with disabilities. Statistics Denmark has also chosen not to disaggregate the data by age.

Last updated:

29-09-2026

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