FeaturedCalculating Part-Time Pay: What Is Left Net When You Cut Your Hours?
The complete guide to part-time pay in Germany in 2026: pro-rata gross, why net pay falls less, the midi-job zone, holidays, pension and tax class.
2026-09-2410 min read
Part-Time Calculator 2026
How much gross and net pay is left when you cut your hours? Calculate part-time salary, net pay compared with full time and your holiday entitlement in seconds.
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Your full-time job
€
h
Your part-time
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Tax & social insurance
%
Church tax
Your part-time net pay
€2,067.50
per month · €24,810.00 per year
Part-time share
75 %
30 hrs/week
Part-time gross
€3,000.00
Full-time net
€2,625.00
Net share
78.8 %
The net effect: you keep more than you cut
You work 25% less but earn only 21.2% less net. The reason is Germany's progressive income tax: as your income falls, so does your average tax rate.
Gross75 %
Net78.8 %
Progression advantage: +3.8 percentage points
Gross and net pay at 50 to 100% working time
Net pay per working hour
Your gross hourly wage stays the same — your net pay per hour rises in part-time.
Gross hourly wage€23.09
Net/hr full time€15.16
Net/hr part time€15.92
Your part-time holiday entitlement
Holiday days × working days per week ÷ 5. Weekly hours do not matter — only the number of days you work counts.
Full time (5 days)
30
holiday days
Part time (4 days)
24
holiday days
In both cases that is 6 weeks off.
Full time and part time compared
| Full time | Part time | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | €4,000.00 | €3,000.00 | -€1,000.00 |
| − Income tax, solidarity, church | €505.00 | €280.00 | -€225.00 |
| − Social contributions (employee) | €870.00 | €652.50 | -€217.50 |
| Net salary | €2,625.00 | €2,067.50 | -€557.50 |
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Assumptions & notes
- Part-time pay is calculated pro rata (Section 4(1) TzBfG, the German Part-Time Act). Allowances, bonuses and one-off payments are not included.
- Net pay uses the 2026 wage-tax rates with statutory health insurance and age 30. Child allowances only reduce the solidarity surcharge and church tax.
- In the transition zone (€603.01 to €2,000) the reduced employee contributions under Section 20(2a) SGB IV are included. Below €603 a mini-job with a 3.6% pension contribution is assumed.
- All figures are non-binding estimates and do not replace tax or legal advice.
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Divide your part-time weekly hours by the full-time weekly hours and multiply the result by the full-time salary. Example: 30 of 40 hours is 75%, so €4,000 gross becomes €3,000 gross. Section 4(1) of the German Part-Time Act (TzBfG) requires this: part-timers receive at least the share of full-time pay that matches their working time.
Because of the progressive income tax. The lower your income, the lower your average tax rate. If you cut from 40 to 30 hours you lose 25% gross, but usually only about 21 to 22% net (tax class I, €4,000 gross). Social contributions, on the other hand, fall exactly in proportion unless you drop into the transition zone.
Calculate holiday days × working days per week ÷ 5. With 30 days at full time and 3 working days in part-time, you get 18 holiday days. If you still work 5 days, just shorter ones, you keep all 30 days. The number of weeks off stays the same in both cases: six weeks.
Yes, if you have been employed for more than six months and your employer usually has more than 15 employees (Section 8 TzBfG). You must make the request in text form at least three months before the start. The employer may only refuse for operational reasons. If they do not reply in text form at least one month before the requested start, your hours count as reduced.
Bridge part-time (Section 9a TzBfG) is temporary part-time for at least one and at most five years. Afterwards you automatically return to your previous hours. The right applies in companies that usually employ more than 45 people. With 46 to 200 employees, the employer may refuse if a quota is already used up (e.g. four people for 46 to 60 employees).
Between €603.01 and €2,000 a month you are in the transition zone (midi-job) in 2026. You then pay lower employee social contributions, but your pension entitlement is based on the full salary. The part-time calculator takes this into account automatically. Up to €603 the job is a mini-job.
For married couples it can pay off if one partner earns much less: the III/V combination shifts the monthly wage-tax deduction in favour of the higher earner. The annual tax does not change, only its spread across the year. Note: wage-replacement benefits such as parental allowance or unemployment benefit are based on net pay, so tax class V can be a disadvantage there.
Pension points depend on your gross salary. If you work 75%, you only collect about 75% of the pension points. Over many years this adds up noticeably. Exceptions are child-raising and care periods, which are credited in addition. In the transition zone you get full pension entitlement despite lower contributions.