Employees in the private sector in Denmark generally earn a higher average monthly salary than employees belonging to the public sector. In 2021, men in the private sector earned around 47,800 Danish kroner on average, while women in the private sector earned 42,400 kroner on average. Men also earned a higher monthly salary than women in the public sector that year. The highest average earnings in Denmark are found in the financial and insurance industry.
Average monthly salary in the public and private sector in Denmark in 2021, by gender
(in DKK)
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Statistics Denmark. (November 29, 2022). Average monthly salary in the public and private sector in Denmark in 2021, by gender (in DKK) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166583/average-monthly-salary-in-the-public-and-private-sector-denmark-by-gender/
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