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# Working as a teacher in Denmark

In Denmark, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes teachers, earns ≈ 5,783 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Teacher is a regulated profession in Denmark. Foreign qualifications go through: For the listed teaching tracks, apply to UFSN for recognition of the non-Danish teaching qualification; recognition is required for the permanent role. The result and any supplementary conditions depend on school type and qualification. In Denmark, teachers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 5,783 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: For the listed teaching tracks, apply to UFSN for recognition of the non-Danish teaching qualification; recognition is required for the permanent role. The result and any supplementary conditions depend on school type and qualification.
- Recognition authority: Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science (UFSN) handles recognition for the listed primary/lower-secondary and upper-secondary teacher tracks.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

UFSN education section lists Teacher of the Danish Folkeskole and Upper Secondary School Teacher as regulated professions. — https://ufsn.dk/english/education/recognition-and-transparency/regulated-professions/list-of-regulated-professions/
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en
Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_25) — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_ses22_25?lang=en&format=JSON&freq=A&sex=T&indic_se=ERN&sizeclas=10-49&unit=EUR&geo=DK

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Teacher in Denmark: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9c5715a59b35e578caf774c97a9e9bfb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/denmark/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_teacher-in-denmark-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_b631331eb74b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Teacher in Denmark: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9c5715a59b35e578caf774c97a9e9bfb},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/denmark/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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