14.6% general rate + 4.2% supplementary rate · Employer and employee each pay half of the contribution.
BKK Rieker.RICOSTA.Weisser is a Company fund (BKK) based in Tuttlingen. At 4.2%, its supplementary rate is 0.83 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 01/01/2026 by +0.4 percentage points to 4.2%.
| Valid from | Supplementary rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2026 | 4.2 % | ▲ +0.4 % |
| 01/01/2025 | 3.8 % | ▲ +0.9 % |
| 08/01/2024 | 2.9 % | ▲ +0.9 % |
| 01/01/2023 | 2 % | ▼ 0.2 % |
| 01/01/2022 | 2.2 % | – |
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% – 2.4 percentage points less than BKK Rieker.RICOSTA.Weisser. The examples show the savings when switching:
| Gross salary / month | Savings / month | Savings / year |
|---|---|---|
| €2,500.00 | €30.00 | €360.00 |
| €3,500.00 | €42.00 | €504.00 |
| €4,500.00 | €54.00 | €648.00 |
| €6,000.00 | €69.75 | €837.00 |
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) | 2.1 % | 60 % |
| U1 (sick pay) | 4 % | 80 % |
| U1 (sick pay) | 1.73 % | 50 % |
| U2 (maternity) | 0.4 % | 100 % |
| Valid from | U1 rates | U2 |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2026 | 2.1 · 4 · 1.73 % | 0.4 % |
| 01/01/2025 | 2.1 · 4 · 1.73 % | 0.3 % |
| 01/01/2024 | 2.3 · 4.4 · 1.9 % | 0.4 % |
| 01/01/2023 | 2.7 · 5.1 · 2.2 % | 0.5 % |
| 01/01/2022 | 1.7 · 3.2 · 1.4 % | 0.6 % |
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 BKK Rieker.RICOSTA.Weisser.
The supplementary rate of BKK Rieker.RICOSTA.Weisser is currently 4.2% (valid since 01/01/2026). Together with the general contribution rate of 14.6%, the total contribution is 18.8%.