Germany in your global payroll
German ceilings, rates, holidays and notice periods in one API, with English docs and effective dates.
Paying employees in Germany means new ceilings and rates every year, plus public holidays by state and statutory notice periods. The sources are in German and spread across the Federal Law Gazette, the Federal Gazette and statutes.
All values in one API with English documentation, legal basis and effective date, plus webhooks when something changes.
One country, many sources
The contribution ceilings come from an annual ordinance, the average additional health insurance contribution from a notice, the levies from statutes and the public holidays from 16 state laws. Quellenkontor brings them together with valid-from dates and sources, see contribution ceilings and contribution rates.
The documentation is available in German and English. Field names and parameters stay German, so every response has the same structure no matter who reads it.
What international teams need most
- Contribution ceilings and contribution rates with employer and employee shares for any effective date.
- Minimum wage, mini-job limit and the midijob transition zone with factor F.
- Public holidays by state, notice periods under § 622 BGB and statutory minimum vacation.
Quellenkontor provides reference values and calculators, not a complete payroll. Your payroll software calculates wage tax and contributions and gets the values for that from here.
Matching datasets
Social security reference values
Contribution ceilings, compulsory insurance threshold and reference value per year, West and East.
Social security contribution rates
Health, pension, unemployment and long-term care insurance with employer and employee share.
Minimum wage and mini-job limit
Statutory minimum wage (Mindestlohn) and mini-job earnings limit (Geringfügigkeitsgrenze) for any date since 2015.
Midi-job transition zone
Lower and upper limit of the transition zone and factor F for any date.
Mini-job levies: flat-rate charges for employers
Flat-rate contributions, flat-rate tax and levies that employers pay for mini-jobs, in businesses and in private households.
Income tax: basic allowance and bracket thresholds
Basic tax-free allowance, bracket thresholds, child allowance and solidarity surcharge exemption limit per year since 2015.
Public holidays
Public holidays by state and year, with regional holidays marked.
Notice period calculator
Statutory notice period and end date under § 622 BGB from start date and date of receipt.
Vacation entitlement calculator
Statutory minimum vacation for part-time work and for joining or leaving during the year.
Maternity protection calculator
Start and end of the maternity protection periods from the expected due date.
Frequently asked questions
Is the documentation available in English?
Yes, the full documentation and every dataset page are available in English. Field names in the responses stay German.
How do I learn about next year's values?
On the Pro plan by webhook as soon as a value is promulgated, and already when a change is announced. On the Starter plan by email.
Does Quellenkontor run the complete payroll?
No. Quellenkontor provides the official values and individual calculators such as notice periods or the taxable benefit of a company car. Your software runs the payroll itself.
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