Working as a teacher in Denmark
What official sources say about working as a teacher in Denmark: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
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.
- Shortage list
- Listed
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Denmark: ≈ 5,783 EUR/month (gross, 2022), from Eurostat. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of teachers alone.
Regulation and recognition
Teacher is a regulated profession in Denmark.
- 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
An exact current shortage-list record is published for teacher in Denmark: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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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 citation
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