Company fund (BKK)

BKK DürkoppAdler Supplementary rate & contributions 2026

14.6% general rate + 3.88% supplementary rate · Employer and employee each pay half of the contribution.

Current supplementary rate
3.88 %
valid since 01/01/2025
(Average across all funds: 3.37%)
Total health insurance rate18.48 %
Last updated: 03/02/2026

BKK DürkoppAdler is a Company fund (BKK) based in Bielefeld. At 3.88%, its supplementary rate is 0.51 percentage points above the average of all statutory funds (3.37%). Since the beginning of 2022 the fund has adjusted its supplementary rate 4 times, most recently on 01/01/2025 by +1.33 percentage points to 3.88%.

Supplementary rate of BKK DürkoppAdler in recent years

Valid fromSupplementary rateChange
01/01/20253.88 % ▲ +1.33 %
09/01/20242.55 % ▲ +1 %
01/01/20241.55 % ▲ +0.26 %
01/01/20231.29 % ▲ +0.41 %
01/01/20220.88 %

Data starts in January 2022 – the oldest rate may have applied earlier.

What switching funds can save

The cheapest statutory health insurance fund is currently BKK BPW Wiehl with a supplementary rate of 1.8% – 2.08 percentage points less than BKK DürkoppAdler. The examples show the savings when switching:

Gross salary / monthSavings / monthSavings / year
€2,500.00€26.00€312.00
€3,500.00€36.40€436.80
€4,500.00€46.80€561.60
€6,000.00€60.45€725.40

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.

U1 & U2 levy rates

Relevant for employers: the levies for continued pay during sickness (U1, selectable reimbursement rates) and maternity (U2).

Levy rateReimbursement
U1 (sick pay)2.8 %70 %
U2 (maternity)0.19 %100 %

Levy rates over time

Valid fromU1 ratesU2
09/01/20262.8 %0.19 %
01/01/20252.8 %0.32 %
01/01/20242.6 %0.15 %
01/01/20233.2 %0.23 %
10/01/20223.2 %0.48 %
01/01/20222.3 %0.48 %

Data starts in January 2022 – the oldest rate may have applied earlier.

Fund details

Type
Company fund (BKK)
Company number
31323799
Address
Stieghorster Straße 66, 33605 Bielefeld

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The supplementary rate of BKK DürkoppAdler is currently 3.88% (valid since 01/01/2025). Together with the general contribution rate of 14.6%, the total contribution is 18.48%.