The new 2025 salary survey from the Danish Dairy Engineers’ Association is now available. It shows salary growth above the national average, with women advancing more than men.
The response rate for this year’s survey is 52 percent. The report contains around fifty frequency and salary tables, providing an overall picture of the working conditions of dairy engineers. It allows members to compare their own salary with that of their peers, broken down by position, age, gender, graduation year, industry, and more.
One of the key highlights is the salary development among members who have changed jobs – either internally or externally. Here, women have seen a significant increase, averaging 12% per year, compared to 4.9% for men.
For members who have remained in the same position, women experienced an average annual salary increase of 6.1%, while men saw 5.2% – a combined average of 5.5%, which surpasses Statistics Denmark’s wage index of 4.8% for the period from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025.
Although women’s salaries have risen the most, they still do not hold the highest wages. This is partly because the profession was previously male-dominated, and men continue to have the highest seniority and thereby the highest salaries. Today, however, the gender balance has shifted: women now make up 54% of the profession compared to 46% men. It is also worth noting that newly graduated dairy engineers earn an average starting salary of DKK 49,893.
The salary survey is an important tool in salary negotiations, perhaps especially for recent graduates and the youngest cohorts.
Read the full salary survey HERE.