Elterngeld berechnen: Basiselterngeld und ElterngeldPlus aus dem Netto vor der Geburt
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026.Das Basiselterngeld beträgt 65 bis 100 Prozent des wegfallenden Nettoeinkommens vor der Geburt, mindestens 300 Euro und höchstens 1.800 Euro im Monat. ElterngeldPlus ist höchstens halb so hoch, wird aber doppelt so lange gezahlt. Beispiel des Familienportals: Bei 2.000 Euro Netto vor der Geburt und keinem Einkommen danach gibt es 1.300 Euro Basiselterngeld oder 650 Euro ElterngeldPlus im Monat.
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This calculator estimates German parental allowance, Elterngeld, from the net income before the birth and any part-time income after it, following §§ 1, 2, 2a and 4a of the Bundeselterngeld- und Elternzeitgesetz (BEEG) and the federal Familienportal.
ElterngeldPlus. Calculated the same way, but never more than half the Basiselterngeld you would get with no income after the birth, and paid for twice as many months. With part-time work it can equal Basiselterngeld: €2,000 before and €1,200 after gives €520 either way.
A worked example. €2,000 a month before the birth, no income after: 65% gives €1,300 a month of Basiselterngeld, €15,600 over 12 months, or €650 of ElterngeldPlus, €15,600 over 24 months.
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Basiselterngeld is 65% to 100% of the net income lost after the birth, at least €300 and at most €1,800 a month. Most earners get 65%: €2,000 of net income before the birth and none after gives €1,300 a month, or €15,600 over 12 months, according to the Familienportal's example.
ElterngeldPlus is calculated like Basiselterngeld but capped at half of what Basiselterngeld would be with no income after the birth, and it is paid for twice as many months. Without part-time work it is exactly half: €650 for 24 months instead of €1,300 for 12.
With part-time income, Elterngeld replaces the rate of the difference between net income before and after the birth. €2,000 before and €500 after gives €975 Basiselterngeld, while ElterngeldPlus stays at its €650 cap. At €1,200 after the birth both pay €520, but ElterngeldPlus lasts twice as long.
The sibling bonus adds 10% to Elterngeld, at least €75 a month (€37.50 with ElterngeldPlus), when another child under three or two under six live in the household. Twins add €300 a month to Basiselterngeld and €150 to ElterngeldPlus, triplets twice that.
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