What Does a Legal Counsel Earn?
Salary statistics for Legal Counsel in Denmark (2026)
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Legal Counsel is a sought-after role in the Danish job market. Here you will find updated salary statistics based on verified salary reports from professionals across Denmark.
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Based on 54 verified contributions from across the country and all experience levels.
Total salary includes base salary and employer pension.
The median salary for a Legal Counsel in Denmark is 56,183 DKK/month. Based on 54 verified salary reports. The salary range goes from 46,050 DKK (25th percentile) to 67,917 DKK (75th percentile).
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Median total salary by region
Overview of median salary by region for Legal Counsel positions in Denmark.
Hovedstaden
56,056DKK
30 contributions
Sjælland & Øer
Ikke nok data
(5 contributions)
Vestdanmark
Jylland & Fyn
58,000DKK
19 contributions
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About the Data
- LønRadar data: 54 verified salary reports, of which 7 are from uploaded payslips. All payslips are verified with AI extraction and manual review. Self-reported salary data is cross-checked against public statistics.
All salary figures are given as monthly salary in DKK (base salary + pension). Data is updated continuously as new contributions are received. How we verify the data.
How our numbers differ from Statistics Denmark
Statistics Denmark publishes salary data at the 4-digit DISCO-08 level, even though companies report at 6-digit. That means a CEO and a deputy director land in the same figure. In DISCO 1120 (top corporate management) the upper quartile earns 2.1 times the lower - 62,299 DKK/month at the bottom against 132,784 DKK/month at the top (LONS20 2024, n approx. 15,400). An average across a cell that broad tells you nothing about what your role is worth.
LønRadar groups pay by role, region and experience instead. You compare yourself with people doing your job, not with the entire pay band of a four-digit job code.
Source: Statistics Denmark, LONS20 (statistikbanken.dk/LONS20), DISCO-08 salary statistics. 2024 figures, pulled 15 Sept 2026.
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