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Germany Tax Tables 2019 - Tax Rates and Thresholds in Germany

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This page contains the Tax table for the calculation of income tax and payroll deductions in Germany in 2019. These tax tables are used for the German income tax calculator and associated tax and payroll calculators published on iCalculator™ DE

German Municipal Trade Tax Rates in 2019

German Trade Tax Rates by Region (Gewerbesteuer)
Baden-Württemberg350.7%
Bavaria338.4%
Berlin410%
Brandenburg324%
Bremen460%
Hamburg470%
Hesse379.5%
Lower Saxony371.9%
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern339%
North Rhine–Westphalia448.2%
Rhineland-Palatinate372.7%
Saarland419.3%
Saxony394.2%
Saxony-Anhalt348.9%
Schleswig-Holstein343.3%
Thuringia378.4%

Municipal Trade Rates are used as part of the German Corporation Tax Calculation.

German Capital Gains Tax (Kapitalertragsteuer) Rates in 2019

Germany Capital Gains Tax Tables in 2019: Capital Gains Tax Rates and Thresholds (Annual)
Capital Gains Tax RateApplies to:
Array%Resident Individuals
Array%Non-resident Individuals
Array%Resident Corporations
Array%Non-resident Corporations

German Value Added Tax (VAT) Rates in 2019

The VAT rates for 2019 are provided in the table below, you can use the German VAT Calculator for additional information on VAT in Germany and to calculate VAT online.

German Value Added Tax (VAT) Rates in 2019
RateDescription
0%Zero Rated VAT
7%Reduced Rate VAT
19%Standard Rate VAT
Germany Payroll Taxes, Deductions and Social Security Rates 2024 1
Social Security ContributionsEmployee RateEmployer RateAnnual Cap
East Germany
Annual Cap
West Germany
Health Insurance7.3%7.3%€ 54,450.00
Nursing Care Insurance1.175%1.175%€ 54,450.00
Pension Insurance9.35%9.35%€ 73,800.00€ 80,400.00
Unemployment Insurance1.5%1.5%€ 73,800.00€ 80,400.00
Accident Insurance0%1.22%
Amount Deductible for Old Age Allowance5.984%
Maximum Amount of Deductible Health Insurance€ 4,844.00
Church Tax0%8%9%

1 Rates and figures shown are those used in this calculation. If you see an error please contact us. We aim to ensure complete accuracy in our tax calculators but kindly request you support this free tool by reporting any errors.

2 Pension Insurance reimbursement capped at 90, 100% applies from 2025

Pension scheme contributions

Pension scheme contributions are capped at a specific threhold each year and depend on your marital status. Contributions deductions are planned to provide tax relief at 100% in 2025, current releief rates are shown in the table below.

Pension scheme contributions cap (planned and actual max % rates)
Tax YearRelief percentage
2025100%
202498%
202396%
202194%
202092%
201990%
201888%
201786%
201684%

Germany Income Tax Rates and Personal Allowances in 2019

The Income tax rates and personal allowances in Germany are updated annually with new tax tables published for Resident and Non-resident taxpayers. The Tax tables below include the tax rates, thresholds and allowances included in the German Income Tax Calculator 2019.

Tax classes (Steuerklasse) in 2019

Most non-residents fall into either Tax class I or III (One or three). If both partners are working then tax class IV will apply.

2019 German Income Tax Classes (Steuerklasse)
Tax ClassDescription
IThose single or separated, but not falling into either category II or III.
IISingle and separated, with a child, entitling them to a child's allowance.
III“Married”, or “widowed employees who are within the first year of a spouse's death”
IVMarried employees both of whom receive income
VMarried persons who would normally fall into category IV, but whose spouse is in tax class III.
VIEmployees who receive income from other employment on other, or several different tax cards (Lohnsteuerkarte).

Germany Minimum Wage in 2019

The minimum wage in Germany for the 2019 tax year is € 10.45. We have provided some salary examples to illustrate the mimum wage below:

Germany Personal Income Tax Rates in 2019

Taxable Income - Your employment income will be considered taxable if it falls under any of the following income categories: Employment, Business, agriculture and forestry, independent profession, capital investment, rents and royalties, Other personal income. Let’s see the rates on which the employers withhold the taxes.

Rates - Personal income tax is levied at progressive rates as per below chart:

Germany Residents Income Tax Tables in 2019: Income Tax Rates and Thresholds (Annual)
Tax RateTaxable Income Threshold
0%Income from € 0.000.00to € 11,604.00
14%Income from € 11,605.00 to € 66,761.00
42%Income from € 66,762.00 to € 277,825.00
45%Income from € 277,826.00 and above

The German Income Tax Tables in 2019 use geometrically progressive rates which start at 14% and rise to 42%. This means that those rates are calculated as a linear evoving ratio rather than a straight percentage as typical in most other countries around the globe. If you are calculating your salary and income tax in Germany Manually, you need to factor in the geometrically progressive rates.