Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/payroll-specialist/denmark/ Title: Payroll Specialist hourly rate in Denmark, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Payroll Specialist pay in Denmark: median wage €32 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate €45. Source: Eurostat, 2022. Denmark · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Payroll Specialist hourly rate in Denmark The market median wage for a Payroll Specialist in Denmark is **€31.73 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **€45 an hour** on Deftridge. **€45/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **€31.73/hr** median wage **€27-35** middle half of wages **€980** a month at 5 hours a week ## Payroll Specialist wage percentiles in Denmark Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | €23.96 | €520 | €49,800 | | 25th | €26.75 | €580 | €55,600 | | Median | €31.73 | €690 | €66,000 | | 75th | €35.06 | €760 | €72,900 | | 90th | €39.92 | €870 | €83,000 | Source: Eurostat, 2022; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Denmark in numbers What sets Denmark apart for a Payroll Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **€36** country floor: no Denmark rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Payroll Specialist in Denmark by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist | €40 | €870 | | Senior | €45 | €980 | | Manager | €55 | €1,190 | - Regular role **€45** - One-off task **€50** - Task bundle **€50** ## Payroll Specialist pay in other countries Typical contractor rate for a senior Payroll Specialist, highest first; 9 of 26 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | Luxembourg | €27.39 | €40 | | Belgium | €25.90 | €40 | | Ireland | €25.67 | €36 | | Germany | €23.91 | €35 | | Netherlands | €21.88 | €30 | | Austria | €21.70 | €30 | | Finland | €19.62 | €30 | | Sweden | €19.32 | €30 | | France | €15.58 | €23 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Payroll Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/payroll-specialist/) · [Payroll Specialist jobs in Denmark](https://deftridge.com/jobs/payroll-specialist/denmark/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)