Table 1

Minimum Wages for Public Employees According to the Agreement Between SIK and the Home Rule Government of Greenland

 

Unskilled workers

 

Skilled workers

1 Apr 1 Oct 1 Apr 1 Oct

 

DKK per hour

1981

30,40

32,90

 

33,60

36,10

1982

35,35

37,35

 

38,55

40,55

1983

39,35

40,85

 

42,55

44,05

1984

41,50

42,40

 

44,70

45,60

1985

43,30

44,20

 

46,50

47,40

1986

46,10

46,85

 

49,30

50,05

1987

48,42

48,42

 

52,25

52,25

1988

50,10

51,72

 

54,60

56,75

1989

52,43

52,43

 

58,82

58,82

1990

52,79

52,79

 

59,85

59,85

1991

54,19

54,19

 

61,34

61,34

1992

55,59

55,59

 

62,83

62,83

1993

56,17

56,17

 

65,18

65,18

1994

56,75

56,75

 

67,52

67,52

1995

57,36

57,36

 

69,33

69,33

1996

57,97

57,97

 

71,15

71,15

1997

59,33

59,33

 

72,41

72,41

1998

59,90

59,90

 

73,47

73,47

1999

61,40

61,40

 

75,31

75,31

2000

62,90

62,90

 

77,14

77,14

2001

64,65

64,65

 

78,89

78,89

2002

66,40

66,40

 

80,64

80,64

2003

68,17

68,17

 

82,35

82,35

2004

69,93

69,93

 

84,01

84,01

2005

71,69

71,69

 

85,67

85,67

2006

73,36

73,36

 

88,47

88,47

2007

75,03

75,03

 

90,14

90,14

2008

76,70

76,70

 

91,81

91,81

Note: The figures denote the minimum wages at level 1 according to the agreement between the Home Rule Government, the Ministry of Finance, and SIK.

Source: Statistics Greenland