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GermanyDenmark
MetricGermanyDenmark
Net / month€3,045€3,786
Gross / month€4,834€5,968
Real net (PPS)€2,791€2,700
Minimum wage€2,343
Cost of living (EU=100)109.1140.2
Gender pay gap15.6%14.0%
Unemployment3.8%6.4%

Summary

Net salaries in Denmark are 24.3% higher than in Germany in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 3.2% lower.

Occupation pay

GermanyDenmark
€8,068
Managers
€8,574
€5,431
Professionals
€6,526
€4,210
Technicians and associate professionals
€5,382
€3,090
Craft and related trades workers
€4,379
€2,814
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€4,353
€3,078
Clerical support workers
€4,195
€2,558
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€3,731
€1,919
Elementary occupations
€3,414
€2,317
Service and sales workers
€3,096

Cost-of-living equivalent

Germany: average net, shown at Denmark's local prices.

€3,045 in Germany feels like €3,913 in Denmark.

Going the other way: €3,045 in Denmark ≈ €2,370 in Germany.

PPS (Purchasing Power Standards) rescales money so €1 buys a similar basket of goods everywhere in the EU.

Source: Eurostat. Figures are statistical averages, not tax advice.