Key data: Entry age 35
Tax and social security: Gross monthly income €3,500, tax class I, child tax 8%, statutory health insurance including additional contribution of 1.7%, long-term care insurance (GPV) contribution rate 4% for those without children.
The calculations are based on the tax and social security regulations of 2024.
Note: The basis is an estimated monthly standard retirement pension of €1,487 gross at age 67 before taxes and contributions, excluding inflation, salary, and pension adjustments. Projected contributions to statutory health and long-term care insurance and taxes are taken into account (as of 2024).
For many, the pension gap is merely an abstract concept. It only becomes truly tangible in old age, when financial cuts become reality and the accustomed standard of living can no longer be maintained. Only those who realize today how much money they will truly lack in old age and how large the pension gap will be can take countermeasures and reduce the gap.
The sample calculation also shows how the exemplary pension gap of 1,054 euros becomes even larger if you retire early.
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