Internship salaries

🌾 Agricultural Intern Salary Overview in Denmark – 2026

In Denmark, agricultural interns are employed as paid interns—not unpaid volunteers. During your internship, you receive a monthly salary in accordance with Danish collective agreements and employment regulations, ensuring fair pay and working conditions throughout your stay. This ensures you can support yourself during your stay, manage daily expenses and fully focus on learning and contributing to farm life.

Salaries for the period March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027

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  • Months 1–6
    13.315,41 DKK/month (before taxes)
  • Months 7–18 (under 25 years)
    15,446,19 DKK/month (before taxes)
  • Months 7–18 (25 years or older)
    17.883,21 DKK/month (before taxes)

What You Can Expect in Denmark

  • + 37‑hour workweek (and strong protections against overtime misuse)
  • + 12.5% holiday allowance (paid on top of your salary)
  • + Paid monthly through Denmark’s official payroll system
  • + Salary increase after 6 months (built into the collective agreement)
  • + 5 weeks of paid vacation (standard in Denmark)
  • + 9% Fritvalgskonto (flex account) — 9% of your holiday-entitled salary is paid into a flexible savings account. Depending on the applicable agreement and your choices, the amount can be used for additional salary, days off, vacation-related payments, a child’s illness, or additional pension
  • + Additional pay for evening/weekend work (if applicable)
  • + Overtime (limited and regulated)
  • + Allowance increase: The training allowance increases after the first six months of employment, according to the applicable collective agreement

Overtime Rules for Agricultural Interns

  • Regular or planned overtime is not permitted. Agricultural interns should normally work within the agreed 37-hour workweek. Overtime may only be allowed in exceptional and temporary situations, such as during harvest or an unexpected peak in workload. Any overtime must be infrequent, limited in duration, and properly regulated. It must never become a regular, recurring, or prolonged part of the internship.

Payment of your salary to a Danish bank account

  • Payment of your salary — Your salary is paid directly by your internship host, who handles all payroll during your stay in Denmark. To keep everything running smoothly, your monthly salary must be deposited into a Danish bank account in your own name.
  • After you arrive, you’ll open a Danish bank account — most interns use Lunar Bank because it’s fast, simple, and student‑friendly. Once your account is set up, your salary can be paid without delays, letting you focus fully on learning, settling in, and enjoying your internship experience.

How do you find your payslip?

Depending on your employer’s setup, your payslip may be available in one of these places:

  • e‑Boks: Many interns receive their payslips here. Log in with MitID and search for “løn”.
  • Payroll systems: Some companies use systems like DataLøn or Visma, where you can log in and download your payslips.
  • Borger.dk: Under “Mit Overblik”, you can see income information reported to SKAT.
  • Ask your employer: If you cannot find your payslip online, your supervisor or HR can tell you how they distribute them.

Key Agricultural Organizations in Denmark

Agricultural internships in Denmark are regulated under official collective agreements, ensuring fair pay, legal protection and transparent working conditions.

What This Means for You

  • Fair and regulated salary
  • Safe, professional working environment
  • Structured, hands-on training
  • Clear rights under Danish labour agreements

Registration & Tax in Denmark

When you join the agri LIDA® internship programme, we take care of your tax registration so you don’t have to worry about paperwork.

  • We register you with SKAT (the Danish Tax Authority) on your behalf. This means you do not need to apply for a tax card or personal tax number yourself — everything is prepared and ready before your internship begins.
  • This ensures your salary is processed correctly from day one, so you can focus on settling in, learning, and enjoying your Danish internship experience.

Please Note – Your Danish Tax Affairs

  •  While we handle the setup, agri LIDA does not provide tax or legal advice. For the most accurate and up‑to‑date information, you should contact Skattestyrelsen directly. Their English‑language website makes it easy to understand how taxes work in Denmark, so you can feel confident, informed, and focused on your internship experience.

Medical Insurance and CPR Number

  • When you arrive in Denmark, you will be registered in the Danish Civil Registration System, and you will receive your CPR number. This number is your personal ID in Denmark and is used for many everyday things like healthcare, taxes, banking, and other public services. It’s something every resident in Denmark uses.
  • After you are registered, you will also receive your yellow health insurance card. This card shows that you are covered by the Danish national health insurance system. You will need to bring it when you visit a doctor, hospital, dentist, or any other healthcare provider. You will also need it when picking up prescription medicine at a pharmacy.
  • Your CPR number and health insurance card are important during your stay in Denmark — they help you access healthcare and make everyday life much easier.

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