Significantly higher contribution limits for high earners from 2024

The higher wage settlements due to inflation will lead to significantly higher contribution assessment limits in social insurance for 2024.

The sharp rise in inflation in 2022 has also led to higher wage settlements. This is now having an impact on the contribution assessment limits for 2024. The Federal Ministry of Labor assumes a wage increase of 4.13 % for 2022. For health insurance, this would lead to an increase in the assessment threshold of €2,250 to €62,100. The compulsory insurance limit, which is significantly higher, would even rise by EUR 2,700 to EUR 69,300. In pension and unemployment insurance, the contribution assessment ceiling is to rise by 3,000 euros in the west to 90,300 euros and by 4,200 euros in the east to 89,400 euros. The Federal Government and the Bundesrat still have to decide on these plans.