People who held a doctorate (PhD) degree earned the highest average monthly salary in Denmark, reaching 65,000 Danish kroner in 2021. People with a master degree were the second highest earning education level in 2021 with almost 59,000 DKK. Meanwhile, people with a primary education had the lowest average earnings in Denmark with around 33,000 Danish kroner per month.
Average monthly salary in Denmark in 2021, by education level (in DKK)
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Statistics on Employment in Denmark
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Employment rate in Denmark 2011-2021
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Impact of COVID-19
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Statistics Denmark. (November 29, 2022). Average monthly salary in Denmark in 2021, by education level (in DKK) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166546/average-monthly-salary-in-denmark-by-education-level/
Statistics Denmark. "Average monthly salary in Denmark in 2021, by education level (in DKK)." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166546/average-monthly-salary-in-denmark-by-education-level/
Statistics Denmark. (2022). Average monthly salary in Denmark in 2021, by education level (in DKK). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166546/average-monthly-salary-in-denmark-by-education-level/
Statistics Denmark. "Average Monthly Salary in Denmark in 2021, by Education Level (in Dkk)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166546/average-monthly-salary-in-denmark-by-education-level/
Statistics Denmark, Average monthly salary in Denmark in 2021, by education level (in DKK) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166546/average-monthly-salary-in-denmark-by-education-level/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Average monthly salary in Denmark in 2021, by education level (in DKK) [Graph], Statistics Denmark, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166546/average-monthly-salary-in-denmark-by-education-level/