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German Public Service Salary Calculator

Calculate TV-L, TVöD or federal A pay for civil servants and soldiers, with net guidance, military rank and next step.

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Explanation

How German Public Service Salary Calculator works

The calculator first resolves the collective-agreement or statutory pay-table version valid on the calculation date. It then selects the grade and step and scales the full-time amount to weekly hours or employment percentage.

Part-time payG_month = T_full-time × h_week ÷ h_full-time

TVöD Bund, general VKA, SuE and care use 39 weekly hours as full time in this release; applicable allowances are prorated as well.

Monthly net: an estimate for regular pay using your selected tax and social-insurance details.
Annual gross: twelve monthly amounts plus the separately shown gross estimate of the annual special payment.
Next step: the new monthly amount and gross and net differences under unchanged assumptions.
SuE: table pay and the regular SuE allowance remain traceable as separate components.
Care: table pay, care allowance and non-dynamic allowance are resolved centrally and taxed as regular gross pay.
TV-L: one pay table is combined with the employer state’s working-time profile.
Federal civil servants: basic pay, career increase and family allowance stay separate; employee pension and unemployment contributions are not applied.
Soldiers: rank and pay grade stay separate; official assignments are suggested, Annex IV increases are automatic, and military medical care is separated from care insurance.

Practice

Practical examples

For illustration only – your own calculation is what counts.

TVöD VKA E9c, step 3, 32 hours

Municipal collective-agreement employee, tax class I, statutory health insurance and no church tax.

Result: The table amount is scaled by 32/39; the result and next step use the VKA table effective from 1 May 2026.

TVöD VKA E11, step 5, full time

Municipal full-time work at 39 weekly hours, tax class IV and one child allowance.

Result: The calculator separates table pay, net estimate, annual special payment and the pay difference to step 6.

TVöD Bund E9c, step 3, full time

Federal collective-agreement employee working 39 hours, tax class I and no church tax.

Result: The calculator uses the €4,589.09 federal table amount and the 90 percent federal special-payment rate for E9c, not the different VKA values.

TVöD SuE S 8a, step 3, full time

Full-time municipal social and education service employment, tax class I and no church tax.

Result: The regular €130 SuE allowance is added to the €3,976.82 table amount; both components are shown separately.

TVöD care P 8, step 4, full time

Full-time municipal care service employment, tax class I, statutory health insurance and no church tax.

Result: The €4,075.58 table amount plus €141.82 care allowance and €25 non-dynamic allowance gives €4,242.40 monthly gross.

TV-L E9b, step 3, 32 hours in NRW

Employee of a state employer in North Rhine-Westphalia, tax class I and no church tax.

Result: €4,035.07 is scaled by 32/39:50 to €3,241.56; the annual special-payment rate is 74.35 percent.

Federal civil servant A11, step 5, full time

Federal civil servant at 100 percent, without family allowance and with personal private health and care premiums.

Result: Current basic pay is €4,853.76; payout before insurance and the amount available afterwards remain separate.

Fixed-term soldier: Hauptmann, A11, step 5

A Hauptmann serving for a fixed term at 100%, without family allowance and with an actual care contribution.

Result: Basic pay is €4,853.76; Hauptmann/A11 is an official assignment and the care contribution remains separate.

Notes

Common mistakes

Confusing the agreement and table
TVöD Bund, VKA, SuE and care tables can have different values or rules.
Choose the agreement referenced by your employment contract.
Confusing TV-L employer state and tax state
Regular TV-L full-time hours depend on the employer’s state.
Select the employer state separately and enter only an actual contractual deviation.
Treating the net estimate as the payout
Supplementary pension and one-off payments change employee payroll; civil-servant and soldier amounts before personal insurance are not freely available net pay.
Compare the calculation with your payslip and add actual private-health/care premiums or the soldier care contribution.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which employees can currently be calculated?

Supported: TV-L/TVöD 2026, federal A for regular civil servants and soldiers, Bavaria A, NRW A, and Hesse A6–A16 and B1–B11. Hesse uses exact tables from December 2025, January/July 2026 and October 2027; promulgation of the reform is pending as of 7 September 2026. Net pay and tax profile: 2026 only. Other jurisdictions, postal successor companies and voluntary military service are excluded.

How is part-time pay calculated?

The table amount is multiplied by weekly hours divided by full-time hours. TVöD uses 39 hours here; TV-L uses the employer-state profile or a contractual override.

Is the displayed net amount a payslip?

No. The central gross-net engine calculates regular 2026 pay. Supplementary pension, one-off payments and individual payroll items can change the actual amount.

How is the annual special payment handled?

The calculator uses the grade-specific 2026 TVöD and TV-L rates. TV-L rates range from 32.53 to 88.14 percent. The assessment-period average is authoritative, so the result remains a gross estimate.

When will I reach the next step?

The next-step amount and difference are shown. A date will only be calculated once the step start, creditable periods and special rules are fully captured.

How does the calculator handle the SuE allowance?

It applies the allowance automatically to eligible groups and to S14/S15 only after case group 6 is confirmed. The calculation assumes no conversion into days off.

Which care allowances are included?

The calculator includes the €141.82 care allowance and €25 non-dynamic allowance. For KAV Baden-Württemberg the latter can be raised to €35; activity-specific allowances remain excluded.

Why is step 1 missing for P7 to P16?

Under section 51a(2) TVöD BT-B, step 2 is the entry step. The official table therefore contains no step-1 value.

Why do TV-L full-time hours depend on the state?

The employer’s state is decisive, not tax residence. Hesse uses TV-H; protected or contractual deviations must be entered separately.

Where do the table values come from?

Agreement values come from official publications and signed agreements; civil-service pay comes from the applicable statutory annexes. Every table carries a validity period, source link, review data and checksum.

Why is civil-service net pay different from employee net pay?

Federal civil servants normally pay no employee pension or unemployment contributions. The calculator separates payout before private insurance from the amount available after actual premiums.

Why does a 2026 calculation still use a table effective from March 2024?

It remains enacted federal law. A collective agreement or announced draft does not automatically change civil-service pay.

Why can I select rank and pay grade separately?

Annex I assigns more than one A grade to some ranks. The calculator prioritizes official assignments but does not block other combinations.

How is net pay for active soldiers interpreted?

Because military medical care is provided, no employee health, pension or unemployment contributions are applied. An available amount requires the actual care contribution.

Limits

Limitations

Supported: TV-L/TVöD 2026, federal A for regular civil servants and soldiers, Bavaria A, NRW A, and Hesse A6–A16 and B1–B11. Hesse uses exact tables from December 2025, January/July 2026 and October 2027; promulgation of the reform is pending as of 7 September 2026. Net pay and tax profile: 2026 only. Other jurisdictions, postal successor companies and voluntary military service are excluded.
TV-L transition grades, teachers, university-clinic physicians and TV-H are not yet modelled.
The SuE allowance is calculated without conversion into days off; month-specific reductions are not yet modelled.
Shift, alternating-shift, intensive-care, function and other activity-specific care allowances are not yet calculated.
Supplementary-pension contributions are not yet included in the net estimate.
The next-step amount is calculated, but your personal advancement date depends on further details and special rules.
Aid entitlement and the private insurance tariff are not verified. No pseudo-exact post-insurance amount is shown without personal premiums.
Office and position allowances in Annex IX are not included generically; career-specific Annex IV increases require confirmation.
Soldier support covers A3–A16, family allowance and rank-based Annex IV increases. B pay, further allowances, foreign assignments, transition benefits and voluntary military service are not yet modelled.

Sources

Sources and references

Bundesbesoldungsgesetz – Anlage I DienstgradeBundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz
Official assignment of military ranks to A grades and basis for rank-specific increases.
View sourceAs of: 02/04/2026 · Validity: 02/04/2026 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
Bundesbesoldungsgesetz – § 69a Truppenärztliche VersorgungBundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz
Official rule on free military medical care for active soldiers receiving service pay.
View sourceAs of: 12/09/2015 · Validity: 12/09/2015 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
Welche Versicherungen brauche ich?Bundeswehr
Official guidance on military medical care and the care insurance required during active service.
View sourceAs of: 03/18/2026 · Validity: 03/18/2026 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
Bundesbesoldungsgesetz – Anlage IV GrundgehaltBundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz
Official legal source for A3 to A16, eight steps and career-specific increases, effective from 1 March 2024.
View sourceAs of: 12/29/2023 · Validity: 03/01/2024 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
Bundesbesoldungsgesetz – Anlage V FamilienzuschlagBundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz
Official family-allowance amounts from 1 March 2024, including supplements for A3 to A5.
View sourceAs of: 12/29/2023 · Validity: 03/01/2024 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
Bundesbesoldungsgesetz – § 27 Bemessung des GrundgehaltsBundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz
Official rule for experience steps and regular waiting periods.
View sourceAs of: 02/05/2009 · Validity: 07/01/2009 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
Bundesbesoldungsgesetz – § 40 FamilienzuschlagBundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz
Official entitlement, concurrent-claim and part-time exception rules for the family allowance.
View sourceAs of: 02/05/2009 · Validity: 07/01/2009 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
Bezügerechner für Beamtinnen und Beamte des BundesBundesverwaltungsamt
Official reference calculator used to cross-check federal pay, part time, family allowance and tax details.
View sourceAs of: 08/25/2026 · Validity: 01/01/2026 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
Änderungstarifvertrag Nr. 22 zum TVöD – Anlage A (Bund)Bund/VKA; veröffentlicht durch den KAV Schleswig-Holstein
Signed primary source for the 2026 TVöD Bund table amounts and grade-specific annual special-payment rates.
View sourceAs of: 04/06/2025 · Validity: 05/01/2026 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
TVöD Verwaltung – Anlage A, gültig ab 1. Mai 2026Vereinigung der kommunalen Arbeitgeberverbände (VKA)
Primary source for table amounts, full-time hours and the annual special payment in the first release.
View sourceAs of: 01/01/2026 · Validity: 05/01/2026 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
TVöD BT-V, Anlage C – SuE-Tabelle und SuE-ZulageKommunaler Arbeitgeberverband Schleswig-Holstein / VKA
Official source for the SuE table from 1 May 2026, allowance rules and conversion days.
View sourceAs of: 02/17/2026 · Validity: 05/01/2026 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
TVöD Pflege- und Betreuungseinrichtungen – Anlage EVereinigung der kommunalen Arbeitgeberverbände (VKA)
Official VKA source for the P table, care allowances and grade-specific annual special payment from 1 May 2026.
View sourceAs of: 02/17/2026 · Validity: 05/01/2026 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
Tarifeinigung für die Beschäftigten der Länder vom 14. Februar 2026Tarifgemeinschaft deutscher Länder (TdL)
Official TdL settlement for the increase from 1 April 2026 and the 2027/2028 follow-up steps.
View sourceAs of: 02/14/2026 · Validity: 04/01/2026 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
TV-L-Entgelttabellen ab 1. April 2026Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (Tarifvertragspartei)
Concrete TV-L table and grade-specific annual special-payment rates from bargaining party GEW.
View sourceAs of: 04/01/2026 · Validity: 04/01/2026 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
ABC des TV-L – ArbeitszeitGewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW)
Overview of regular weekly hours by employer state and protected 38.5-hour arrangements.
View sourceAs of: 01/01/2026 · Validity: 01/01/2026 · Retrieved: 08/25/2026 · Verified on: 08/25/2026 · Primary source
Programmablaufplan (PAP) für die maschinelle Lohnsteuerberechnung 2026Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF)
Official Federal Ministry of Finance payroll-tax program for 2026.
View sourceAs of: 11/12/2025 · Validity: 01/01/2026 – 12/31/2026 · Retrieved: 09/07/2026 · Verified on: 09/07/2026 · Primary source
Sozialversicherungs-Rechengrößenverordnung 2026Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS)
Official German social-insurance parameters for 2026.
View sourceValidity: 01/01/2026 – 12/31/2026 · Retrieved: 09/07/2026 · Verified on: 09/07/2026 · Primary source

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