In Western Europe there doesn't seem to be a clear 'standard' of when ppl get paid. I know several people who are paid on the 10th each month, for example. (I happen to know this because they negotioted their rent payments to be on the 11th for properties they rent from me). Others are around 22-24; I used to get paid 28-30 in various jobs. There is probably a reason for this clustering, or maybe my sample size is too small and there is no clustering.

How often you're paid depends, often it's twice per month, but the agreed amount in the agreement (and everywhere else where you'd discuss it) would be listed as x eur/month.

> So its possible to have to wait more than a month for your first paycheck?

Yes, it's pretty typical.

> I'd hate to be loaning the company money that long every month

That doesn't make any sense.

In sweden, salaries are traditionally paid the 25:th.

An if you get paid per hour, your payment is usually for the previous month, so 56 days late.

In the Netherlands also the 25th. However, if you get paid per hour, it may also be that you are paid weekly or biweekly, but indeed usually a cycle later.