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How is the long-term care insurance base calculated for part-time employees?

For employees working less than 150 hours per month, the long-term care insurance base is calculated by prorating the standard monthly allowance according to the actual hours worked, using 173 hours as the reference base.


As a result, the full allowance for long-term care insurance amounts to 2.703,74 € × ¼ = 675,93 € per month as of May 1st, 2025 (prorated according to the number of declared hours).


Calculation Method


  1. Calculate the prorated allowance:

Prorated allowance = (Hours worked × 675,93) ÷ 173


  1. Calculate the taxable base:


Taxable base = Gross salary - Prorated allowance



Example


An employee works 60 hours per month with a gross salary of 1.000,00 €


  1. Prorated allowance calculation:

(60 × 675,93) ÷ 173 = 234,43


  1. Taxable base calculation:


1.000,00- 234,43= 765,57



Note: The standard monthly allowance was 642,73 € from January 1st, 2024, updated to 659,45 € as of January 1st, 2025, and further updated to 675,93 € as of May 1st, 2025, following indexation adjustments.


Sources


Updated on: 11/07/2025

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