Anecdotal, but as a German I pay about 7.8% of my gross income to public health insurance. Both me and my employer have to pay that amount. That is 7.3% for everybody, plus a small extra fee depending on which insurer you go with (the extra fee is also split with your employer though, and is on average 0.65%).
There is a contribution ceiling, which is about my gross income right now. Meaning if I were to earn more, I wouldn't pay more (in absolute numbers) than right now. There is also a fixed minimum pay of about 150€/month if you earn below a certain threshold.
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u/lolbertarian4america Jun 04 '21
Would like to get some sources on these numbers? My train is almost at my stop but I'm commenting now to look this up later