Salary for Mechanical engineers in Denmark
Based on 2025 salary data from Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik), with additional SIRI/STAR references where available.
Published salary figures for this occupation, including pension and a simplified payslip example where a pension breakdown is available.
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Mechanical engineers (Maskiningeniør)
Average monthly salary including pension
68,800 DKK
≈ €9,200 / US $10,3002025 · all of Denmark · 37 hours a week · before tax · incl. pension
Average monthly salary excluding pension
60,300 DKK
Pension incl. ATP: 8,500 DKK per month. Before tax; other pay components are included.
Middle half of employees earn between (including pension)
What could reach your bank account
37,302 DKKper month in this example
Example: 38% base income tax and 8,000 DKK monthly deduction; higher-income taxes included.
For guidance only. Your actual take-home pay may differ.
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Where the illustrated monthly package goes
- To your bank account37,302 DKK · 53.3%
- Tax withheld: AM-bidrag + A-skat22,998 DKK · 32.8%
- Pension: employer 10% + your 4% + ATP9,106 DKK · 13.0%
- Holiday supplement reserved for later629 DKK · 0.9%
The chosen 38% base rate applies after pension, ATP, AM-bidrag and the monthly deduction. Higher-income state taxes are added where applicable. Here, total tax is 36.6% of gross pay.
Pension and the reserved holiday supplement are before later taxes. Paid holiday is time off, not extra cash.
Example monthly payslip
37 hours/week · adult · main tax card · holiday supplement not paid this month
| Pay or deduction | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gross monthly salaryIllustrative pension split | 62,916 DKK |
| Your pension contribution4% of gross pay · saved for your pension | −2,517 DKK |
| Your ATP contributionFull-time monthly A-rate used in this example | −99 DKK |
| Labour market contributionAM-bidrag · 8% of 60,300 DKK | −4,824 DKK |
| Income tax — base example38% of 47,470 DKK after the 8,000 DKK monthly deduction | −18,039 DKK |
| Mellemskat6.57% on annual income above 641,200 DKK after AM-bidrag · reduced by the tax ceiling, divided by 12 | −135 DKK |
| Paid to your bank accountUdbetalt · example only | 37,302 DKK |
Employer contributions — not deducted from your payment
- Employer pension · 10% of gross pay
- 6,292 DKK
- Employer ATP
- 198 DKK
Holiday and days off in this example
- Paid holiday accrued
- 2.08 days/month · 25 days/year
- Holiday supplement · 1% reserved, not paid this month
- 629 DKK
- Extra holiday days · assumed agreement
- 5 days/year
This example has paid holiday plus a supplement. Other jobs use 12.5% holiday allowance instead. The five extra days depend on your agreement.
These are chosen example values, not national averages.
Job opportunities
STAR’s regional assessments for specific roles in this salary group.
Mechanical engineer
- Capital Region
- Less favourable job opportunities
- Central Denmark
- Less favourable job opportunities
- North Denmark
- Good job opportunities
- Region Zealand
- Less favourable job opportunities
- South Denmark
- Less favourable job opportunities
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Please note: Salary figures from Statistics Denmark, DA, SIRI and your a-kasse (if applicable) may vary depending on the source and methodology. These figures are estimates intended as guidance, not guaranteed salaries. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your qualifications, experience, employer, employment conditions and, importantly, your Danish language proficiency.