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DFDS salaries, 2 Nov 2026

How much DFDS pays its sales hires

Our researched figure for sales pay at DFDS is Stated per posting (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026). Only one of its 11 sales postings prints a figure: €45,000 to €52,000 a year for the Calais sales manager who looks after strategic accounts in Hauts-de-France. The German roles promise a market-rate package with a performance bonus scheme and a benefit card loaded with a monthly net credit, the Dutch roles a salary plus 8.33% holiday allowance and a lease car (optional for the Nijmegen field rep, included for the IJmuiden travel trade seller), and the Gent account manager a market wage with Belgian extras such as meal vouchers, hospitalisation and group insurance. None names an OTE, a commission rate or a split between base and variable.

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How DFDS structures pay

Salaried seats, with a performance bonus in Germany, full or part time in Hamburg and 32 to 40 hours a week in Nijmegen, a pension scheme in the Netherlands and up to three free trips a year on DFDS ships for the Dutch staff.

DFDS pay from our research

Our researched figure (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026) is Stated per posting. Only one of its 11 sales postings prints a figure: €45,000 to €52,000 a year for the Calais sales manager who looks after strategic accounts in Hauts-de-France. The German roles promise a market-rate package with a performance bonus scheme and a benefit card loaded with a monthly net credit, the Dutch roles a salary plus 8.33% holiday allowance and a lease car (optional for the Nijmegen field rep, included for the IJmuiden travel trade seller), and the Gent account manager a market wage with Belgian extras such as meal vouchers, hospitalisation and group insurance. None names an OTE, a commission rate or a split between base and variable. How we research employer pay.

Questions about pay at DFDS

What does DFDS pay its salespeople?

Our researched figure for sales pay at DFDS is Stated per posting (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026). Only one of its 11 sales postings prints a figure: €45,000 to €52,000 a year for the Calais sales manager who looks after strategic accounts in Hauts-de-France. The German roles promise a market-rate package with a performance bonus scheme and a benefit card loaded with a monthly net credit, the Dutch roles a salary plus 8.33% holiday allowance and a lease car (optional for the Nijmegen field rep, included for the IJmuiden travel trade seller), and the Gent account manager a market wage with Belgian extras such as meal vouchers, hospitalisation and group insurance. None names an OTE, a commission rate or a split between base and variable.

How is sales comp structured at DFDS?

Salaried seats, with a performance bonus in Germany, full or part time in Hamburg and 32 to 40 hours a week in Nijmegen, a pension scheme in the Netherlands and up to three free trips a year on DFDS ships for the Dutch staff.