What does a Food safety specialist earn?

Average monthly earnings for Food safety specialist in Denmark based on official figures from Statistics Denmark (2025).

Average salary — national

All sectors

50.330 DKK

per month · 2025

Private sector

50.861 DKK

per month · 2025

Public sector

–

per month · 2025

About pay for Food safety specialist

According to Statistics Denmark's latest wage structure survey (2025), average monthly earnings for a Food safety specialist are 50.330 DKK (gross, all sectors). That is close to the national average for all wage earners (approx. 48.000 DKK/month).

Salary data for Food safety specialist covers mainly the private labour market — average pay is 50.861 DKK/month (2025).

This job belongs to service and sales work, where the base pay is often the collective-agreement minimum, while supplements for evening, night and weekend work plus commission in sales roles make up a large share of actual income. The average therefore often understates what full-time employees with irregular hours really earn.

Salary figures from Statistics Denmark (LONS20, 2025). Average monthly earnings = gross incl. supplements, excl. holiday pay and pension.

Frequently asked questions

What does a Food safety specialist earn in Denmark?

A Food safety specialist earns on average 50.330 DKK per month (2025). Source: Statistics Denmark.

What is the source of the salary statistics?

All salary figures are fetched from Statistics Denmark wage structure statistics (LONS20) via the public API. Licence: CC 4.0 BY.

What does average monthly earnings mean?

Average monthly earnings (total earnings) is total pay incl. supplements but excl. holiday pay and pension contributions. It is Statistics Denmark's standard measure for cross-industry comparison.

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Source: Statistics Denmark — Wage structure . Licence: CC 4.0 BY. Data updated 2025.