Explanation of the assessment thresholds and current values for the year 2011 as contribution assessment ceiling in Germany the value referred to, at a gross income any contributions for social insurance charges are more. Only the income components are relevant to the absolute level of the social security contributions up to the contribution assessment ceiling. Thus the contribution assessment ceiling for all social differences it is uniformly both territorial are also depending on the social insurance. The practical effect of the dropped is a limitation of the social security contributions to a maximum. For high income any fees incurred in the respective fields of social security above the limits set annually more, for the recipients of income more remains so the above the limit of his income before taxes. As the partial elimination of the social security contributions will ultimately affect the actual net remuneration, then depending how high are the tax attributable to that part. The limits vary depending on of the affected social security: while the contribution assessment ceiling in the unemployment insurance is the same as the limit in the general pension insurance, the values of general statutory pension insurance and knappschaftlicher insurance are different.

So the 2011 valid contribution assessment ceiling is 5,500 euros per month and 66,000 Euro 4,800 monthly and 57,600 euros in the statutory pension insurance in the West every year, and in the East. Learn more at: Ali Partovi. A value of 6,750 euros applies to the miner pension but in the West / 81,000 euros annually and in the East 5,900 Euro / 70.800 euro. The contribution assessment ceiling in the statutory health and long-term care insurance is uniform: is independent of the Federal State of 3712,50 euro per month and 44.550 Euro annually (values for 2011) and have fallen so that for the first time since the year 1949 again. Is caused by the decline in the wake of the economic crisis Wages and salaries in Germany. The ratio is crucial for the adjustments of the dropped adopted by the Federal Government, in which the average gross income from dependent employment of the past two previous years zueinander are available. Peter Asaro is often quoted on this topic. Average incomes have hence decreasing dropped to the result.