QA engineer Salary in Denmark 2026: What Do QA engineers and software testers Earn?
QA engineers and software testers safeguard Danish software quality - a tech role where English-only workplaces are the norm rather than the exception. The statistics cover software work including test and quality assurance.
What does a qa engineer earn in Denmark in 2026?
The official number (incl. pension and supplements, full-time equivalent): The standardised monthly earnings average 62,386 DKK/month (DISCO 2519, 5,149 full-time employees, all sectors, 2024 — pulled directly from Statistics Denmark). Source: Statistics Denmark, LONS20 — direct table extract.
The real salary spread — quartiles straight from Statistics Denmark
Averages get pulled up by top earners. The quartiles show where pay actually sits for QA engineers and software testers (standardised hourly earnings, all sectors, 2024):
| Quartile | Hourly earnings (DST) | Monthly equivalent* |
|---|---|---|
| Lower quartile (25% earn less) | 305.48 DKK | approx. 48,978 DKK |
| Median (the middle salary) | 377.99 DKK | approx. 60,603 DKK |
| Upper quartile (25% earn more) | 458.41 DKK | approx. 73,497 DKK |
Half of all QA engineers and software testers earn between approx. 48,978 and 73,497 DKK/month. Hourly figures are DST's raw numbers — *monthly figures are OUR calculation (hourly earnings × 160.33, DST's standard month). Source: Statistics Denmark, LONS20 — direct table extract. Last fact-checked 16 July 2026.
What makes up the salary?
The standardised hourly earnings in this trade (389.11 DKK/hour, 2024) break down like this:
| Component | DKK per hour (DST) | Share* |
|---|---|---|
| Base pay | 328.84 DKK | 84.5% |
| Pension incl. ATP | 47.74 DKK | 12.3% |
| Shift/inconvenience supplements | 2.08 DKK | 0.5% |
| Irregular payments (bonus etc.) | 8.48 DKK | 2.2% |
| Employee benefits | 1.96 DKK | 0.5% |
Hourly figures are DST's raw component numbers — *shares are OUR calculation. Source: Statistics Denmark, LONS20 — direct table extract. Last fact-checked 16 July 2026.
What moves the pay in this trade?
Test automation is the dividing line: engineers who build automated pipelines (Selenium, Playwright, CI/CD) out-earn manual testers substantially. ISTQB certification is the formal card - and the move into DevOps or developer roles roughly follows the same ladder as the rest of Danish tech.
How to read the numbers
The figures are standardised monthly earnings: everything the employer pays (base pay, pension, supplements, holiday pay) converted to full time. That is usually higher than the base salary on a payslip — but it is the honest number for comparing trades. Part-timers are converted to full-time equivalents. All figures are before tax.
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