Working in the sliding zone

A definition of the sliding zone

Working in the sliding zone can be defined as follows:

• You are outside the sliding zone, i.e. above the 400 euro zone.
• The upper limit of the sliding zone was set at 800 euros.
• Please note, however, that the term "sliding zone" is only used in relation to compulsory social insurance. Income tax is regularly offset according to the income tax table that is responsible for you. However, if you only work in one mid-job, you may not have to pay any tax.
• The sliding zone was invented in order not to disadvantage those who earn a little more than 400 euros and then the full one social insurance would have to pay. Because in this way, much less would be left over than with a 400-euro job.


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What you should consider when working in a midi job

If you are now working within the sliding zone, you should pay attention to a few things.

• If you have a mid-job in addition to your main job, both types of income are added together and the normal social security rate is calculated.
• Whether the sliding zone applies to you or not does not depend on your monthly earnings, but on your average earnings. This means that you have to divide the total annual income by twelve months to see if you are in the sliding zone.
• If you are in the sliding zone, then only half of the regular social security contribution is applied at the beginning of the sliding zone and will then be increased in percentage terms - similar to income tax - until you pay the full rate if you earn more than 800 euros would have to.

Would you like to know how much social security you have to pay before you start working within the sliding zone? Then you can Sliding zone calculator the German pension insurance.