IDA salary calculator: Alternative and comparison (2026)
Here we take a closer look at IDA's salary calculator: what it can do, who it's for, and what LønRadar offers as an alternative with verified payslips.
What is IDA's salary calculator?
IDA's salary calculator is developed for engineers and IT graduates with an academic degree. It is well-documented and covers many titles - but requires paid IDA membership and is only updated once a year.
IDA (The Danish Society of Engineers) offers one of the most detailed salary calculators for engineers and IT graduates in Denmark. Their salary statistics are based on annual questionnaire surveys among IDA's more than 100,000 members and provide segmentation by education, experience, position and sector.
To use IDA's salary calculator you must be a paying IDA member, which typically costs between DKK 400-600 per month depending on your profile. This is a significant investment if you are primarily interested in salary data.
A major limitation is that IDA's data is updated once a year based on the previous year's salary survey. This means the figures can be up to 12 months out of date when you use them for your salary negotiation.
Target audience: engineers and IT graduates with an academic background
Visit IDA's salary calculatorAdvantages of IDA
- Well-documented with many titles for engineers and IT graduates
- Good segmentation by education, experience and position
- Large dataset from many IDA members
Limitations of IDA
- Requires paid IDA membership (~DKK 400-600/mo.)
- Updated only once a year
- Based on questionnaire data
IDA vs. LønRadar
See how IDA's salary calculator compares with LønRadar on the most important parameters.
| IDA | LønRadar | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Paid membership (~DKK 400-600/mo.) | Free |
| Data source | Questionnaire to members | Verified payslips |
| Update frequency | Annually | Continuously |
| Target audience | Engineers and IT graduates | All IT professionals |
| Personal report | No | Yes, with negotiation arguments |
| Requires membership | Yes | No |
LønRadar as an alternative to IDA
LønRadar is a free salary calculator that requires no union membership and is updated continuously based on verified payslips. You get a personal salary report with concrete negotiation arguments, not just an average.
- Free (no union fees)
- Verified payslips as data source
- Continuously updated, not just once a year
- Personal salary report with negotiation arguments