{"id":673,"date":"2026-07-30T05:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/?page_id=673"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:03:24","slug":"working-student-calculator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/working-student-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Student Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id673_d7062f-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id673_d7062f-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id673_d7062f-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id673_d7062f-3c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id673_d7062f-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id673_d7062f-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id673_d7062f-3c alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column673_f0fb05-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_f0fb05-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_f0fb05-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_f0fb05-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column673_f0fb05-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column673_f0fb05-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_f0fb05-55{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_f0fb05-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column673_f0fb05-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_f0fb05-55\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9c4936-44, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9c4936-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9c4936-44\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9c4936-44 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9c4936-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9c4936-44\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9c4936-44 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9c4936-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9c4936-44\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_9c4936-44 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9c4936-44\">Working Student Calculator &#8211; Calculate Gross to Net Salary<\/h1>\n\n\n    <div id=\"werkstudent-gehalt-rechner\" class=\"calc-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n        <p class=\"calc-title\">Working Student Calculator<\/p>\r\n        <p class=\"calc-intro\">Calculate your gross and net salary as a working student, including all social security contributions and taxes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"calc-row\">\r\n            <!-- Column 1: Salary & tax details -->\r\n            <div class=\"calc-col\">\r\n                <label>Period<\/label>\r\n                <div class=\"calc-radio\" id=\"wr_zeitraum\">\r\n                    <label class=\"calc-check\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"wr_zeitraum\" value=\"monatlich\" checked> Monthly<\/label>\r\n                    <label class=\"calc-check\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"wr_zeitraum\" value=\"jaehrlich\"> Yearly<\/label>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <label for=\"wr_lohn\">Salary (\u20ac)<\/label>\r\n                <input type=\"number\" id=\"wr_lohn\" placeholder=\"0\" min=\"0\" step=\"1\">\r\n\r\n                <label for=\"wr_steuerklasse\">Tax Class<\/label>\r\n                <select id=\"wr_steuerklasse\">\r\n                    <option value=\"1\">I<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"2\">II<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"3\">III<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"4\">IV<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"5\">V<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"6\">VI<\/option>\r\n                <\/select>\r\n\r\n                <label for=\"wr_bundesland\">Federal State<\/label>\r\n                <select id=\"wr_bundesland\">\r\n                    <option value=\"8\">Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"8\">Bavaria<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Berlin<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Brandenburg<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Bremen<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Hamburg<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Hesse<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Mecklenburg-Vorpommern<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Lower Saxony<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">North Rhine-Westphalia<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Rhineland-Palatinate<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Saarland<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Saxony<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Saxony-Anhalt<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Schleswig-Holstein<\/option>\r\n                    <option value=\"9\">Thuringia<\/option>\r\n                <\/select>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <!-- Column 2: Allowances & working time -->\r\n            <div class=\"calc-col\">\r\n                <label>Child Allowance<\/label>\r\n                <div class=\"calc-radio\" id=\"wr_kinder\">\r\n                    <label class=\"calc-check\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"wr_kinder\" value=\"nein\" checked> No<\/label>\r\n                    <label class=\"calc-check\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"wr_kinder\" value=\"ja\"> Yes (1 child)<\/label>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <label>Church Tax<\/label>\r\n                <div class=\"calc-radio\" id=\"wr_kirche\">\r\n                    <label class=\"calc-check\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"wr_kirche\" value=\"nein\" checked> No<\/label>\r\n                    <label class=\"calc-check\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"wr_kirche\" value=\"ja\"> Yes<\/label>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <label for=\"wr_stunden\">Weekly Hours<\/label>\r\n                <input type=\"number\" id=\"wr_stunden\" placeholder=\"20\" min=\"0\" step=\"0.5\">\r\n\r\n                <label>Currently Lecture Period?<\/label>\r\n                <div class=\"calc-radio\" id=\"wr_vorlesungszeit\">\r\n                    <label class=\"calc-check\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"wr_vorlesungszeit\" value=\"ja\" checked> Yes<\/label>\r\n                    <label class=\"calc-check\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"wr_vorlesungszeit\" value=\"nein\"> No (semester break)<\/label>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"calc-actions\">\r\n            <button class=\"calc-btn calc-btn-primary wr-btn-calc\">Calculate<\/button>\r\n            <button class=\"calc-btn calc-btn-ghost wr-btn-clear\">Reset<\/button>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"calc-results two-per-row wr-results\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"wr-hinweis\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n        <p class=\"calc-tip\">\r\n            All figures without guarantee. For tax classes V and VI, the calculator uses a simplified approximation,\r\n            since the exact official calculation for these classes includes the income of the spouse or civil partner.\r\n            For a binding calculation, please use the official wage tax calculation program of the German Federal\r\n            Ministry of Finance or consult a tax advisor.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c821c2-d2\">Studying in Germany is a great experience for both domestic and international students. You can enjoy a first-class education while gaining early professional experience. Many students work as a working student alongside their studies. This comes with a special employment and social insurance status that directly affects your salary.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a1409f-3b\">With our Working Student Calculator, you can calculate in just a few seconds how much of your gross salary actually remains as net pay. The calculator accounts for all the specifics of the working student privilege, including exemption from unemployment, health, and long-term care insurance contributions, as well as the continuing obligation to pay pension insurance. You can find more helpful finance calculators on <a href=\"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"141\">Pro Finanzrechner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id673_be2bac-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id673_be2bac-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id673_be2bac-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id673_be2bac-a4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id673_be2bac-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id673_be2bac-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id673_be2bac-a4 alignfull has-theme-palette7-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column673_24e11e-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_24e11e-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_24e11e-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_24e11e-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column673_24e11e-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column673_24e11e-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_24e11e-ad{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_24e11e-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column673_24e11e-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_24e11e-ad\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_727131-02, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_727131-02[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_727131-02\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_727131-02 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_727131-02[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_727131-02\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_727131-02 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_727131-02[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_727131-02\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_727131-02 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_727131-02\">What Is a Working Student?<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5c5b25-b0\">A working student is someone who is employed by an employer while studying and meets certain requirements. The most important requirement is that the degree program remains the time-wise and content-wise focus of the person&#8217;s activities, meaning the job clearly remains secondary. This classification determines whether the favorable rules of the working student privilege apply at all.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0ea898-b5\">The working student status is generally open to all enrolled students, regardless of whether they are German, EU, or international students. Dual students and students with a residence permit can also work as working students under certain conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_5c2ea1-01\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image673_483f7c-c8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;}.kb-image673_483f7c-c8 img.kb-img, .kb-image673_483f7c-c8 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;box-shadow:1px 8px 24px -4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image673_483f7c-c8\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-germany.webp\" alt=\"Working Student Calculator illustrating student employment and eligibility in Germany\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1477\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-germany.webp 1080w, https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-germany-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-germany-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-germany-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id673_a2e270-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id673_a2e270-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id673_a2e270-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id673_a2e270-dd > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id673_a2e270-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id673_a2e270-dd > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id673_a2e270-dd alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column673_01b8a7-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_01b8a7-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_01b8a7-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_01b8a7-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column673_01b8a7-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column673_01b8a7-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_01b8a7-f3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_01b8a7-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column673_01b8a7-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_01b8a7-f3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_266562-a2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_266562-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_266562-a2\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_266562-a2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_266562-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_266562-a2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_266562-a2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_266562-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_266562-a2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_266562-a2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_266562-a2\">The 20-Hour Rule and Semester Breaks<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9016c0-78, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9016c0-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9016c0-78\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9016c0-78 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9016c0-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9016c0-78\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9016c0-78 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9016c0-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9016c0-78\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_9016c0-78 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9016c0-78\">During lecture periods, working students may generally work a maximum of 20 hours per week. This limit secures the working student status and, with it, the exemption from several social insurance contributions. If more than 20 hours per week are worked on an ongoing basis, the degree program loses its priority over the employment, and full social insurance contributions apply as with a regular employee.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c7d5c9-ef\">During semester breaks, meaning outside of lecture periods, working students may work up to 40 hours per week without jeopardizing their status. Another exception applies if work is mainly carried out in the evenings, at night, or on weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_3b312f-17, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_3b312f-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_3b312f-17\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_3b312f-17 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_3b312f-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_3b312f-17\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_3b312f-17 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_3b312f-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_3b312f-17\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_3b312f-17 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_3b312f-17\">Also important is the so called 26 week rule. Within a rolling twelve-month period, no more than 26 weeks, or 182 calendar days, with more than 20 weekly hours may be worked in total. If this limit is exceeded, the insurance exemption may be revoked retroactively. Our calculator automatically alerts you if your entered weekly hours exceed these limits.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_322a00-90, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_322a00-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_322a00-90\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_322a00-90 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_322a00-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_322a00-90\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_322a00-90 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_322a00-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_322a00-90\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_322a00-90 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_322a00-90\">Minimum Wage for Working Students<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f7635d-96, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f7635d-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f7635d-96\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f7635d-96 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f7635d-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f7635d-96\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f7635d-96 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f7635d-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f7635d-96\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_f7635d-96 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f7635d-96\">The statutory minimum wage also applies to working students. Since January 1, 2026, this has been \u20ac13.90 per hour, with \u20ac14.60 per hour planned from 2027. Student and academic assistants at universities are sometimes paid according to their own collective agreement rates, which can be higher than the statutory minimum wage.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d1d918-b6\">In practice, working students often earn between \u20ac14 and \u20ac20 per hour, depending on industry, field of study, and region. Technical, commercial, and IT-related roles tend to be paid better than typical assistant jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a2a2a4-74\">With our Working Student Calculator, you can convert your hourly wage into a realistic net salary in just a few seconds and compare different salary scenarios.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap > *:nth-child(3n of *:not(style)){grid-column:1 \/ -1;}.kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap > *:nth-child(3n of *:not(style)){grid-column:1 \/ -1;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id673_e33c3b-02 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-last-row kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column673_7051c7-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_7051c7-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_7051c7-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_7051c7-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column673_7051c7-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column673_7051c7-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_7051c7-f8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_7051c7-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column673_7051c7-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_7051c7-f8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6\"]{text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d2ccb2-e6\">Social Insurance as a Working Student: <br>The Working Student Privilege<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0d5af9-c0\">The biggest financial advantage of working student status is the so-called working student privilege. It exempts working students from employee contributions to unemployment, health, and long-term care insurance. This means noticeably more net pay remains from your gross salary, and employers also save on non-wage labor costs.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_83073f-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_83073f-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_83073f-86\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_83073f-86 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_83073f-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_83073f-86\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_83073f-86 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_83073f-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_83073f-86\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_83073f-86 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_83073f-86\">However, working students are not exempt from pension insurance. The employee&#8217;s share is 9.3 percent of gross salary, with the employer contributing the same amount. Our Working Student Calculator automatically shows a notice as soon as your entered salary approaches these limits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column673_01ef98-93{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_01ef98-93{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_01ef98-93{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column673_01ef98-93{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_01ef98-93{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column673_01ef98-93{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_01ef98-93{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column673_01ef98-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_01ef98-93\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image673_eafff6-2a .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;}.kb-image673_eafff6-2a img.kb-img, .kb-image673_eafff6-2a .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;box-shadow:1px 8px 24px -4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image673_eafff6-2a\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-social-insurance-benefits.webp\" alt=\"Working Student Calculator showing social insurance benefits and pension contributions in Germany\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1478\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-social-insurance-benefits.webp 1080w, https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-social-insurance-benefits-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-social-insurance-benefits-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-social-insurance-benefits-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column673_b8fc26-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_b8fc26-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_b8fc26-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_b8fc26-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column673_b8fc26-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column673_b8fc26-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_b8fc26-4c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_b8fc26-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column673_b8fc26-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_b8fc26-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_436d9d-eb\">Health Insurance: Family Insurance or Your Own Student Insurance<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_1cddca-17, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_1cddca-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_1cddca-17\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_1cddca-17 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_1cddca-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_1cddca-17\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_1cddca-17 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_1cddca-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_1cddca-17\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_1cddca-17 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_1cddca-17\">As long as you are under 25 years old and your regular total monthly income does not exceed \u20ac565, you can remain covered free of charge under your parents&#8217; family health insurance. If it is exclusively a mini-job, the relevant limit is \u20ac603 per month instead.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c483d3-a5\">If the respective limit is permanently exceeded, family insurance coverage ends, and separate health insurance becomes necessary. For students, there is a discounted student rate available, which can generally be used until age 30. Our calculator automatically shows a notice as soon as your entered salary approaches these limits.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9ccc2d-43\">Taxes as a Working Student<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_0629e4-8f\">As a working student, you are generally subject to income tax. Your employer withholds wage tax monthly, and if applicable, the solidarity surcharge and church tax, directly from your salary. How much wage tax is withheld depends mainly on the tax class selected and the amount of your monthly gross salary.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f447af-98, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f447af-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f447af-98\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f447af-98 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f447af-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f447af-98\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f447af-98 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f447af-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f447af-98\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_f447af-98 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f447af-98\">The basic tax-free allowance is decisive for tax liability. For the 2026 tax year, it is \u20ac12,348 annually. If your taxable annual income remains below this amount, no income tax is due. Since the calculation also factors in the employee lump-sum allowance of \u20ac1,230 as well as the pension provision allowance, the actual threshold at which wage tax begins to be withheld is, in practice, somewhat higher.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_e81926-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_e81926-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_e81926-11\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_e81926-11 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_e81926-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_e81926-11\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_e81926-11 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_e81926-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_e81926-11\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_e81926-11 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_e81926-11\">Many working students therefore end up paying too much wage tax over the course of the year, because the monthly deduction is calculated based on that month&#8217;s salary, while the basic tax-free allowance applies to total annual income. Anyone who does not work continuously throughout the year, or whose total income stays below the basic allowance, can reclaim some or all of the withheld wage tax by filing a tax return. With the Working Student Calculator, you can see in advance how wage tax and social security contributions may affect your net salary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap > *:nth-child(3n of *:not(style)){grid-column:1 \/ -1;}.kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap > *:nth-child(3n of *:not(style)){grid-column:1 \/ -1;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id673_a9f4fd-29 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-last-row kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column673_77b7a4-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_77b7a4-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_77b7a4-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_77b7a4-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column673_77b7a4-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column673_77b7a4-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_77b7a4-73{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_77b7a4-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column673_77b7a4-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_77b7a4-73\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c32e6b-6c\">Example: How Overpaid Tax Occurs<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_fe030f-e7\">Suppose a working student works 15 hours per week and earns \u20ac850 gross per month. Over the year, this amounts to around \u20ac10,200, which is less than the basic tax-free allowance of \u20ac12,348. Nevertheless, the employer may still withhold wage tax in individual months, because the calculation is done monthly rather than annually.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5ba036-f2\">Since the total annual income is below the basic tax-free allowance, this working student is entitled to a full refund of the wage tax paid, provided they file a tax return.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column673_236677-21{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_236677-21{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_236677-21{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column673_236677-21{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_236677-21{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column673_236677-21{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_236677-21{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column673_236677-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_236677-21\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image673_58b369-6f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;}.kb-image673_58b369-6f img.kb-img, .kb-image673_58b369-6f .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;box-shadow:1px 8px 24px -4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image673_58b369-6f\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-tax-refund-example.webp\" alt=\"Working Student Calculator example showing how income tax can be refunded after filing a tax return in Germany\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1482\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-tax-refund-example.webp 1080w, https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-tax-refund-example-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-tax-refund-example-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/working-student-calculator-tax-refund-example-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column673_2abc5d-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_2abc5d-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_2abc5d-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_2abc5d-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column673_2abc5d-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column673_2abc5d-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_2abc5d-1a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_2abc5d-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column673_2abc5d-1a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_2abc5d-1a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_91d74d-ad\">Is It Worth Filing a Tax Return as a Working Student?<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_73a882-ff, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_73a882-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_73a882-ff\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_73a882-ff mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_73a882-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_73a882-ff\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_73a882-ff img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_73a882-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_73a882-ff\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_73a882-ff wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_73a882-ff\">Filing a tax return is voluntary for students. However, it can be particularly worthwhile in the following cases:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_3f0740-78:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_3f0740-78 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:15px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_3f0740-78 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_3f0740-78 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:15px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_3f0740-78 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_3f0740-78 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-single{background-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-radius:10%;border-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;padding:4px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_3f0740-78 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_3f0740-78 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:12px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items673_3f0740-78 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_8845f6-5b .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_8845f6-5b\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_activity kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">You paid wage tax monthly, but your annual income was below the basic tax-free allowance.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_3508e1-ce .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_3508e1-ce\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_activity kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">You had multiple employers or multiple jobs in the same year.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_e9b66a-29 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_e9b66a-29\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_activity kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">You want to claim study- or work-related expenses, such as specialist literature, work equipment, commuting costs, or a home office for freelance work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_01c182-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_01c182-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_01c182-c5\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_01c182-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_01c182-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_01c182-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_01c182-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_01c182-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_01c182-c5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_01c182-c5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_01c182-c5\">For your tax return, you will generally need the following documents:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_d2f1b1-6b:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_d2f1b1-6b ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:15px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_d2f1b1-6b .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_d2f1b1-6b ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:15px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_d2f1b1-6b ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_d2f1b1-6b ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-single{background-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-radius:10%;border-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;padding:4px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_d2f1b1-6b ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items673_d2f1b1-6b .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:12px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items673_d2f1b1-6b kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_4a50c4-81 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_4a50c4-81\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_activity kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Your employer&#8217;s wage tax certificate<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_353472-48 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_353472-48\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_activity kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Proof of your total gross income from all jobs<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_53a5b1-76 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_53a5b1-76\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_activity kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Receipts for deductible expenses, if applicable<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_f48481-b4 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-673_f48481-b4\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_activity kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Proof of your student status<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_4e20d7-49\">Wichtig zu wissen: Eine Steuererkl\u00e4rung kann r\u00fcckwirkend f\u00fcr bis zu vier Jahre eingereicht werden. Wer also in den letzten Jahren zu viel Lohnsteuer gezahlt hat, kann sich diese auch nachtr\u00e4glich noch zur\u00fcckholen, selbst wenn das Studium inzwischen abgeschlossen ist. Der Werkstudenten Rechner eignet sich sowohl f\u00fcr deutsche als auch internationale Studierende, die ihr Nettogehalt schnell und kostenlos berechnen m\u00f6chten.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id673_34d9bb-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id673_34d9bb-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id673_34d9bb-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id673_34d9bb-ac > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id673_34d9bb-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id673_34d9bb-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id673_34d9bb-ac alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-row kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);border-bottom:5px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf:hover > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-bottom:5px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf:hover > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_a71036-cf:hover > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-bottom:5px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_a71036-cf:hover > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-bottom:5px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column673_a71036-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);border-bottom:5px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column673_a71036-cf:hover > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-bottom:5px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_a71036-cf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_690577-0b\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;text-shadow:1px 1px 1px var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_690577-0b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_690577-0b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_690577-0b\"]{text-shadow:1px 1px 1px var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_690577-0b\"]{text-shadow:1px 1px 1px var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_690577-0b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_690577-0b\">Fazit &#8211; Working Student Calculator<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_24528e-d8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_24528e-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_24528e-d8\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_24528e-d8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_24528e-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_24528e-d8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_24528e-d8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_24528e-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_24528e-d8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_24528e-d8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_24528e-d8\">Important to know: a tax return can be filed retroactively for up to four years. So if you overpaid wage tax in previous years, you can still reclaim it afterward, even if you have since finished your studies. The Working Student Calculator is suitable for both German and international students who want to calculate their net salary quickly and free of charge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);}.kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column673_15e0ab-7a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9e819d-fd\">FAQs &#8211; Working Student Calculator<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:2px;}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;background:var(--global-palette7, #EDF2F7);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;background:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);padding-top:10px;padding-right:14px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:14px;}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);background:var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-blocks-accordion--visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:var(--global-palette6, #718096);}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);background:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:0px solid #f2f2f2;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:2px;}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:0px solid #f2f2f2;}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id673_a096ad-15 kt-accordion-has-8-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane673_917235-35\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Do I have to pay taxes as a working student?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f34552-23, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f34552-23[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f34552-23\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f34552-23 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f34552-23[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f34552-23\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f34552-23 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_f34552-23[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f34552-23\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_f34552-23 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_f34552-23\">Yes. Working students are generally subject to income tax. Our working student calculator allows you to estimate in advance what deductions will be made from your salary. However, if your annual income is below the basic tax-free allowance of \u20ac12,348, no income tax will be due, and any wage tax already paid can be reclaimed via your tax return.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane673_d91c06-7f\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Do I, as a working student, pay unemployment, health and long-term care insurance?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_d2cfaa-78\">No, as long as you meet the requirements for student employment status, these three contributions are waived for the employee. Only the pension insurance remains in place with an employee contribution of 9.3 percent. Our student employment calculator automatically takes these deductions into account when calculating your net salary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane673_667310-cc\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">How many hours am I allowed to work as a student trainee?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_c6f1ec-99\">During the lecture period, a maximum of 20 hours per week is permitted, and during semester breaks, up to 40 hours per week. Additionally, no more than 26 weeks or 182 calendar days may be worked with more than 20 hours per week within any twelve-month period.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane673_0a5432-9b\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">When do I, as a working student, need my own health insurance?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_ed6757-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_ed6757-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_ed6757-32\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_ed6757-32 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_ed6757-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_ed6757-32\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_ed6757-32 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_ed6757-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_ed6757-32\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_ed6757-32 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_ed6757-32\">As soon as your regular monthly income exceeds 565 euros, or 603 euros in the case of a pure mini-job, free family insurance usually ends and your own, usually discounted, student health insurance becomes necessary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-6 kt-pane673_cc6d71-e8\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Do I have to file a tax return as a working student?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_5ece5f-13\">However, if you paid income tax monthly and your annual income was below the basic tax-free allowance, you should consider filing a tax return to get any overpaid tax back. You can use the student employee calculator to estimate your expected net salary in advance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-7 kt-pane673_aa48b0-95\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Can I, as an international student, use the computer?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a320d2-95, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a320d2-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a320d2-95\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a320d2-95 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a320d2-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a320d2-95\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a320d2-95 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_a320d2-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a320d2-95\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_a320d2-95 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_a320d2-95\">Yes, the calculator works regardless of nationality for all students who are employed as working students in Germany and pay income tax in Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-pane673_c0cc05-f0\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Can I claim a tax refund even after I graduate?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading673_9f7060-9e\">Yes. A tax return can be filed retroactively for up to four years. If you paid too much income tax during your studies, you can reclaim it even after graduation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working Student Calculator &#8211; Calculate Gross to Net Salary Studying in Germany is a great&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-income-salary"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":17,"label":"Income &amp; Salary"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/student-tax-calculator-Germany-1024x576.webp",1024,576,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Pro-finanz-Ra-ch-ner","author_link":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/author\/pro-finanz-ra-ch-ner\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":17,"name":"Income &amp; Salary","slug":"income-salary","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":17,"category_count":6,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Income &amp; Salary","category_nicename":"income-salary","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1511,"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673\/revisions\/1511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profinanzrechner.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}