German Minijob threshold calculator 2026
Check whether a marginal employment stays under the Minijob threshold: hourly wage × weekly hours against the statutory cap (€ 603/month from 2026, coupled to the MiLoG minimum wage). Includes optional combination with the Übungsleiterpauschale (up to € 3,000 / year).
German Minijob threshold (SGB IV § 8)
German statutory minimum wage (MiLoG) is € 13.90/hour.
Contractual weekly working time.
Result
- Monthly gross
- — €
- Within Minijob threshold?
- —
- Max. weekly hours for Minijob
- —
- Annual cap (12 × monthly + optional Übungsleiterpauschale)
- — €
Legal basis
Basis: SGB IV § 8 (Minijob definition, Germany). The current threshold is € 603/month and is coupled to the statutory minimum wage (threshold = MiLoG × 130 / 3). An additional honorary activity may be paid up to € 3,000 / year tax- and contribution-free via the Übungsleiterpauschale (§ 3 Nr. 26 EStG). SGB IV § 8 (gesetze-im-internet.de)
Calculation tool, not legal or tax advice. Short-term (kurzfristige) employment, occasional overruns and special cases (apprenticeship, pensioners, multiple jobs) are not modelled.
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Legal basis: SGB IV § 8. This calculator is guidance only — short-term (kurzfristige) employment, occasional overruns and special cases are not modelled. Not legal or tax advice.
All benchmarks and calculations are based on data available in 2026 and are not legally binding.