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Tap to type · drag sideways to adjust. Calculated with 4.33 weeks per month.

Limit for the year

Your monthly earnings

per month

€601.87

€601.87

That is €1.13 below the 2026 Minijob limit of €603 – you stay in a Minijob.

Yes – you stay in a Minijob

At €13.90 per hour, at most 10.0 hours per week keep you below €603.

Distance to the limit
€1.13
Maximum hours per week
10.0 hrs
Earnings per yearAnnual limit: €7,236 (12 × monthly limit)
€7,222.44
Employer lump-sum contributionsabout 31%: health and pension insurance, flat-rate tax, levies
€186.58
Cost for the employer
€788.45

What you can do

  • Pension insurance: 3.6% own share

    In a Minijob you are generally covered by pension insurance and build up pension rights. You can apply for an exemption – then the own share and the extra rights both lapse.

  • The limit applies on an annual average: up to €7,236 per year

    Occasionally exceeding it in an unforeseeable way is harmless up to twice a year. The calculator assumes constant earnings.

How this was calculated
Monthly earnings
€13.90 × 10.0 × 4.33 = €601.87
Minijob limit 2026Minimum wage × 130 ÷ 3, rounded up to full euros
€603.00
Maximum hours per week
€603 ÷ (€13.90 × 4.33) = 10.0

Legal basis: § 8 (1a) SGB IV (marginal employment limit, linked to the minimum wage), minimum wage €13.90 (2026) and €14.60 (2027, MiLoV5).

Minijob Calculator by Rechnerzentrale(opens in a new tab)2026 values