Employees in Germany pay a range of social security contributions. Employees pay the following social security contributions as a percentage of their salary:

• State pension insurance (Rentenversicherung)
• Long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung)
• Health insurance (Krankenversicherung)
• Unemployment insurance (Arbeitslosenversicherung)

For further information on state pension insurance, please see the website of the German Statutory Pension Insurance Scheme (Deutsche Rentenversicherung).