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Top state nurse pay group rises to DKK 431,668 from April 2027
The new figure is an annual base amount at the 31 March 2012 level. It applies to group 3 nurses and radiographers with particularly independent, qualified or managerial duties.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 28 August 2026
The base salary for group 3 under the state nurses’ agreement rises from DKK 422,000 to DKK 431,668 from 1 April 2027. These are annual base amounts at the 31 March 2012 level. Group 3 covers nurses and radiographers appointed to particularly independent duties, particularly qualified work and/or management.
The circular identifies that increase as the change agreed in the 2026 bargaining round. It is specific to group 3. The attached agreement lists group 1 at DKK 335,000 and group 2 at DKK 380,000 at the same base level. Group 2 concerns independent duties or qualified work, while group 1 covers nurses and radiographers not assigned to either higher group.
Coverage extends to qualified nurses and radiographers employed by the state or the specified state-supported self-governing institutions whose employment conditions can be set by Finansministeriet. The commentary distinguishes teachers with a nursing qualification employed at business academies and university colleges: they fall under the relevant teaching agreement instead. The higher figure applies to the stated group under the applicable agreement.
The salary system consists of base salary and function and qualification allowances. Part-time appointments receive proportionate pay. Pension contributions are payable on base salary and permanent and temporary allowances under the referenced framework, with the employer paying the employee and employer contributions to Pensionskassen for Sygeplejersker. The circular also includes a separate agreement applying the salary-system and base-pay provisions correspondingly to civil-service and comparable nursing appointments.
For temporary hourly-paid nursing appointments, the agreement provides a move to monthly salary after three months of uninterrupted employment with the same appointing authority. That provision is part of the broader employment framework and is distinct from the newly scheduled group 3 increase.
The circular enters into force on 28 August 2026 and has effect from 1 April 2026; the higher group 3 figure applies from 1 April 2027.Retsinformation
The provisions described are in the circular of 28 August 2026, sections 1–4, 8 and 10 of the attached organisationsaftale for sygeplejersker i staten, and section 2 of the separate civil-service pay agreement.
Apply the April 2027 group 3 increase only to covered appointments, preserving the stated base-price level and proportionate part-time pay.