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Salaries at the University of Copenhagen 2022

Salaries ranged between DKK 119,682 (EUR 16,092 ) and DKK 17,157 (EUR 2,306) a month at the University of Copenhagen in 2022. Here is the full list of job functions and their aggregated pay.

[There are updated 2024 salary numbers here.]

Salary negotiations are opened once a year for all faculties and for the central administration of the University of Copenhagen. Managers and staff representatives meet up and allocate supplementary pay for qualification and function as well as retention supplements and one-off payments for employees.

The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) has a declared transparent salary policy, and so we can here offer a comprehensive overview of the average monthly salary of all staff groups including pension payments.

The data

Source: www.loenoverblik.dk
Time period: Q2 2022 (status as of May 2022)
This salary includes: Total salary excluding supplements for both staff and civil servants.
Employees in flexible job schemes and similar are not included.

You can compare these salary numbers with numbers from 2020 here.

Categories which have less than three employees have not been included, so the list is not exhaustive. This means that the Rector of the University of Copenhagen and the other members of the management team do not have their salaries on the list. Management salaries are listed here instead.

FTE is an abbreviation for Full-time Equivalent, meaning the equivalent number of full-time employees with this salary.

1. Dean: 6 FTE: DKK 119,682
2. Deputy Director: 8 FTE: DKK 108,750
3. Associate Dean: 11 FTE: DKK 103,887
4. Faculty director: 6 FTE: DKK 102,866
5. Head of department: 35 FTE: DKK 93,491
6. Chief Physician: 6 FTE: DKK 87,356
7. Professor: 590 FTE: DKK 79,117
8. Head of administration: 9 FTE: DKK 74,684
9. Professors with special responsibilities: (MSO): 45 FTE: DKK 72,090
10. Department administrator: 4 FTE: DKK 70,498
11. Senior adviser w. personnel responsibilites: 185 FTE: DKK 68,357
12. Head of section: 4 FTE: DKK 65,708
13. Senior Research Consultant: 5 FTE: DKK 65,542
14. Head of group: 5 FTE: DKK 65,128
15. Doctor: 15 FTE: DKK 63,881
16. IT Manager: 6 FTE: DKK 62,640
17. Senior researcher: 19 FTE: DKK 61,305
18. Head Consultant: 119 FTE: DKK 60,372
19. Operations manager: 5 FTE: DKK 58,821
20. Constructing engineer: 11 FTE: DKK 58,078
21. Senior adviser: 11 FTE: DKK 57,944
22. Research coordinator: 9 FTE: DKK 57,623
23. Associate professor: 1,026 FTE: DKK 57,498
24. Dentist: 3 FTE: DKK 56,817
25. HR consultant: 5 FTE: DKK 55,277
26. Research consultant: 91 FTE: DKK 54,634
27. Senior machinist: 20 FTE: DKK 54,553
28. Senior consultant: 489 FTE: DKK 54,482
29. Project manager: 6 FTE: DKK 54,404
30. Academic Coordinator: 8 FTE: DKK 54,267
31. Engineer: 7 FTE: DKK 53,717
32. Inspector: 5 FTE: DKK 53,292
33. Area Manager – FU: 7 FTE: DKK 52,455
34. Academic staff in forensic medicine: 19 FTE: DKK 51,772
35. Teaching associate professor: 52 FTE: DKK 51,597
36. IT-administrator: 9 FTE: DKK 51,012
37. Conservator: 6 FTE: DKK 49,796
38. System administrator: 6 FTE: DKK 49,785
39. Project Coordinator: 5 FTE: DKK 49,129
40. Forensic geneticist: 9 FTE: DKK 49,013
41. Senior Veterinarian: 20 FTE: DKK 48,973
42. Journalist: 7 FTE: DKK 48,928
43. Tenure track assistant professor: 109 FTE: DKK 48,558
44. Student Counsellor: 7 FTE: DKK 48,507
45. International researcher: 8 FTE: DKK 48,417
46. Clinical professor: 103 FTE: DKK 48,263
47. HR partner: 5 FTE: DKK 48,207
48 Researcher: 8 FTE: DKK 48,155
49. Groups under 3 FTEs: DKK 48,129
50. Forestry and landscape engineer: 30 FTE: DKK 47,792
51. Academic research officer: 42 FTE: DKK 47,619
52. Academic lecturer SKT: 5 FTE: DKK 47,609
53. Assistant professor: 357 FTE: DKK 47,490
54. Communications officer: 19 FTE: DKK 46,630
55. Teaching assistant professor: 19 FTE: DKK 46,425
56. IT staff: 135 FTE: DKK 46,287
57. Nurse: 4 FTE: DKK 46,271
58. Academic Officer: 478 FTE: DKK 46,008
59. Research technician: 13 FTE: DKK 45,957
60. Clinical Veterinarian: 16 FTE: DKK 45,947
61. Skilled worker – FU: 11 FTE: DKK 45,637
62. Graphic designer: 9 FTE: DKK 45,573
63. Language secretary: 6 FTE: DKK 45,515
64. Senior Secretary: 8 FTE: DKK 45,423
65. Postdoc: 1,137 FTE: DKK 45,289
66. Academic staff member FU: 176 FTE: DKK 44,827
67. Laboratory Coordinator: 22 FTE: DKK 44,588
68. Veterinary surgeon: 20 FTE: DKK 44,349
69. Project controller: 27 FTE: DKK 44,131
70. Skilled worker: 41 FTE: DKK 43,595
71. Assistant Engineer: 16 FTE: DKK 43,588
72. Electrician: 14 FTE: DKK 43,284
73. Coordinator: 7 FTE: DKK 43,259
74. IT-supporter: 12 FTE: DKK 43,188
75. Teaching assistant: 12 FTE: DKK 43,079
76. Academic staff member: 47 FTE: DKK 43,063
77. Bioanalyst: 46 FTE: DKK 42,852
78. Finance Officer: 30 FTE: DKK 42,693
79. Purchaser: 4 FTE: DKK 42,491
80. Department secretary: 4 FTE: DKK 42,469
81. Specialist teacher: 24 FTE: DKK 42,021
82. Medical secretary: 4 FTE: DKK 41,998
83. IT staff — FU: 9 FTE :DKK 41,993
84. Research secretary: 16 FTE: DKK 41,870
85. Laboratory technician: 20 FTE: DKK 41,662
86. Department secretary: 4 FTE: DKK 41,348
87. Programme Secretary: 16 FTE: DKK 40,853
88. Payroll staff member: 4 FTE: DKK 40,771
89. Laboratory technician: 257 FTE: DKK 40,369
90. HR employee: 54 FTE: DKK 40,340
91. External associate professor: 44 FTE: DKK 40,196
92. Dental specialist: 12 FTE: DKK 40,100
93. Research-group secretary: 8 FTE: DKK 40,096
94. Department Dentist: 18 FTE: DKK 40,071
95. Clerical Employee: 373 FTE: DKK 39,961
96. Secretary: 13 FTE: DKK 39,760
97. Accounts assistant: 38 FTE: DKK 39,335
98. Study and exam administration employee: 12 FTE: DKK 38,987
99. Office staff in forensic medicine: 5 FTE: DKK 38,606
100. Nutritional Assistant: 4 FTE: DKK 38,592
101. Research assistant: 383 FTE: DKK 38,586
102. Education Secretary: 4 FTE: DKK 38,419
103. Research Officer: 4 FTE: DKK 38,308
104. Gardener: 27 FTE: DKK 37,498
105. Buildings officer: 4 FTE: DKK 37,083
106. PhD scholar: 1,328 FTE: DKK 36,322
107. Receptionist: 6 FTE: DKK 36,307
108. PhD student: 17 FTE: DKK 36,086
109. Veterinary nurse: 35 FTE: DKK 35,991
110. Animal technician: 83 FTE: DKK 35,838
111. Janitor/officer: 70 FTE: DKK 35,175
112. Gardener (administration): 9 FTE: DKK 34,717
113. Janitor/officer FU: 39 FTE: DKK 34,689
114. Dental Surgery Assistant: 42 FTE: DKK 34,076
115. Student teacher: 12 FTE: DKK 32,855
116. Agricultural worker: 7 FTE: DKK 32,318
117. Service assistant: 13 FTE: DKK 31,634
118. Cleaning assistant: 18 FTE: DKK 30,041
119. Clinical Assistant: 6 FTE: DKK 29,955
120. Cleaner: 5 FTE: DKK 28,915
121. Student counsellor: 5 FTE: DKK 28,658
122. Clinical instructor: 24 FTE: DKK 26,966
123. Laboratory assistant: 31 FTE: DKK 24,169
124. Gardener trainee: 17 FTE: DKK 23,579
125. Adult pupil: 5 FTE: DKK 23,154
126. Pensioner: 5 FTE: DKK 22,586
127. Office Trainee: 35 FTE: DKK 21,921
128. Data technician trainee: 7 FTE: DKK 21,798
129. Museum host: 8 FTE: DKK 21,425
130. Clinical Assistant Trainee: 19 FTE: DKK 21,262
131. Laboratory technician trainee: 31 FTE: DKK 21,152
132. Student: 39 FTE: DKK 20,659
133. Student FU: 17 FTE: DKK 20,591
134. Trainee veterinary nurse: 18 FTE: DKK 20,406
135. Animal keeper trainee: 20 FTE: DKK 18,841
136. Examination Supervision: 14 FTE: DKK 17,512
137. IT supporter trainee: 9 FTE: DKK 17,157

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