In Denmark, pay conditions are established through collective agreements or individual agreements between companies and employees. On this page, you can see the pay levels and agreement terms and conditions for bricklayers.
The pay of individual employees varies and depends on factors such as performance, skills, experience and in some cases piecework and bonus agreements. Other factors are the company's profile, geographical location, etc.
The chart below shows earnings per hour worked for bricklayers who are employed as ordinary employees. Apprentices, young workers (< 18 years), managers, and employees with special responsibilities are not included.
Source: Confederation of Danish Employers 2022. Bricklayers are calculated on the basis of work function (DISCO) = 711220: Bricklayers
See the bar chart "Earnings per hour worked for bricklayers" in a larger scale
The chart shows that a quarter of employees receive an overall payment of less than DKK 269.95 per hour worked. The median is DKK 298.53. The most highly paid quarter receive an overall payment of more than DKK 345.94.
Some employees receive significantly less and others significantly more than the figures mentioned.
The average is DKK 316.82 per hour worked.
Earnings per hour worked is the overall amount that Danish employers pay for 1 hour of work. The payment includes all pay elements, including the agreed hourly wage and fixed and variable supplements, bank holidays (public holidays, which fall on a weekday), holiday and absence payments, and pensions. Absence payments are distributed across the hours worked.
Supplements for overtime and other nuisance compensation are not included.
Remuneration of posted employees must take place within the framework of EU law.
The salaries shown reflect the individual or collective agreements that have been entered into between companies and employees. The leading collective agreement for bricklayers is the Agreement for work for Bricklayers and Unskilled Bricklayers between DI (Confederation of Danish Industry) and 3F (United Federation of Workers in Denmark).
The summary below shows the wage provisions that form the basis for earnings, excluding nuisance compensation, for employees covered by the Agreement for work for Bricklayers and Unskilled Bricklayers.
Collective Agreement for Bricklayers and Unskilled Bricklayers 2023-2025
How is pay determined in the collective agreements relating to the DA/FH area?
Please contact the Danish main organisations:
The Confederation of Danish Employers
Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening (DA)
Telephone: +45 33 38 90 00
Email: da@da.dk
Danish Trade Union Confederation
Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation (FH)
Telephone: +45 35 24 60 00
Email: fh@fho.dk