14.6% general rate + 3.5% supplementary rate · Employer and employee each pay half of the contribution.
AOK Nordost is a General local fund (AOK) based in Potsdam. At 3.5%, its supplementary rate is 0.13 percentage points above the average of all statutory funds (3.37%). Since the beginning of 2022 the fund has adjusted its supplementary rate 3 times, most recently on 01/01/2025 by +0.8 percentage points to 3.5%.
| Valid from | Supplementary rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2025 | 3.5 % | ▲ +0.8 % |
| 01/01/2024 | 2.7 % | ▲ +0.8 % |
| 01/01/2023 | 1.9 % | ▲ +0.2 % |
| 01/01/2022 | 1.7 % | – |
Data starts in January 2022 – the oldest rate may have applied earlier.
The cheapest statutory health insurance fund is currently BKK BPW Wiehl with a supplementary rate of 1.8% – 1.7 percentage points less than AOK Nordost. The examples show the savings when switching:
| Gross salary / month | Savings / month | Savings / year |
|---|---|---|
| €2,500.00 | €21.25 | €255.00 |
| €3,500.00 | €29.75 | €357.00 |
| €4,500.00 | €38.25 | €459.00 |
| €6,000.00 | €49.41 | €592.92 |
Employee share – the employer saves the same amount on top. Above the contribution assessment ceiling (5,812.5 € gross/month) the savings do not grow any further; tax effects are not taken into account. Not every fund is open to every employee or in every federal state.
Relevant for employers: the levies for continued pay during sickness (U1, selectable reimbursement rates) and maternity (U2).
| Levy rate | Reimbursement | |
|---|---|---|
| U1 (sick pay) | 2.5 % | 65 % |
| U1 (sick pay) | 1.8 % | 55 % |
| U2 (maternity) | 0.47 % | 100 % |
| Valid from | U1 rates | U2 |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2026 | 2.5 · 1.8 % | 0.47 % |
| 01/01/2025 | 2.8 · 1.8 % | 0.5 % |
| 01/01/2024 | 2.8 · 1.8 % | 0.65 % |
| 09/01/2022 | 2.8 · 1.8 % | 0.75 % |
| 01/01/2022 | 2.8 · 1.8 % | 0.75 % |
Data starts in January 2022 – the oldest rate may have applied earlier.
Supplementary rates of all funds, updated daily and with history – as a REST API for your application.
The calculator runs on the real Lohnica API – with the daily-updated supplementary rate of AOK Nordost.
The supplementary rate of AOK Nordost is currently 3.5% (valid since 01/01/2025). Together with the general contribution rate of 14.6%, the total contribution is 18.1%.