IDA's Indicative minimum salaries

No minimum salary in Denmark

As a professional in the Danish labour market, you are probably already aware that Denmark has no minimum salary agreed by law. Instead, the labour market is regulated by collective agreements. 

This is why it is important to familiarise yourself with the recommended minimum salary for your profile. When you know how much you should be paid as a minimum for your work, you can negotiate for a fair salary.

IDA's recommendations are based on our thorough insight into the STEM job market in Denmark, and with our recommendations at hand, you can help ensure that no one undermines IDA members' pay and the agreed collective labour agreements in place in your industry.

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The indicative minimum salary 2026

The calculation of the minimum indicative salary for private sector employees is based on the average salary of the youngest cohort of private sector employees in the salary statistics for 2025, plus the expected price movements for the coming year. 

The IDA Council of Employees, which sets the framework for the pay of IDA's members, has decided on the following minimum indicative salaries for 2026:

Engineering

The minimum salary is a guideline for newly qualified IDA members in private employment.

A guideline minimum salary is set for three groups:

• MSc graduates: DKK 47,400
• Masters of Engineering and other members with a long higher education degree: DKK 48,200.
• Graduate engineers, bachelors and other members with a medium-cycle higher education degree: DKK 45,300.

The minimum salary is gross salary, i.e. total salary including your own and your employer's pension contributions.