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How the TVöD SuE Calculator Works

The TVöD-SuE (Social and Educational Service) uses its own pay groups, which begin with "S". These S-groups are not just a different notation of the general TVöD pay groups, but map typical activities in pedagogical and social areas. In practice, the classification is determined by the evaluation of the position: Decisive factors are tasks, responsibility, complexity, and the required qualification. The calculator helps you to calculate a plausible gross orientation value from the pay group (S 2 to S 18, including S 8a and S 8b), step, and working time – no more and no less.

The basis is the table pay. In the tables, an amount per step is stored for each S-group. "Steps" typically map professional experience or time in relevant employment. When changing departments or for new hires, step regulations may deviate (e.g., recognition of beneficial times). The calculator therefore uses a simple logic: You choose step 1 to 6 and the corresponding table value is used. If step regulations deviate in your collective agreement area or for certain years/groups, you can adjust this directly in the JSON data block (e.g., fewer steps or different amounts).

Part-time work in municipalities and institutions is often specified via the scope of employment (percentage). This is exactly where the working time slider comes in: 100% corresponds to the full table value. If you reduce to 80%, the table pay is multiplied by 0.8. In addition, you can enter weekly hours. By default, the calculator calculates with 39 weekly hours as full-time (a common full-time value, depending on the regulation). If you change the weekly hours, the percentage value is automatically adjusted to match, so that the display remains consistent. So you can either work "classically" with percentages or directly with hours – the result is the same part-time proportion.

Optionally, you can activate the SuE allowance. Allowances are tariff components that can be paid in addition to the table pay, e.g., as a flat monthly amount. Which allowance applies in which amount can depend on the tariff status, the activity, and other requirements. Therefore, the allowance is deliberately stored in the calculator as an editable example amount in JSON. If you activate the switch, the allowance is calculated pro-rated to the part-time work (at 50% also half). The calculator shows monthly gross without allowance, the allowance separately, and monthly gross with allowance, so you can immediately see what effect the switch has.

For annual gross, the monthly value is multiplied by 12. This is a deliberate simplification: Special payments (e.g., annual special payment), performance-based pay, allowance special cases, or one-time payments are not included here. Likewise, the result is a gross value: Deductions for tax class, child allowances, church tax, health insurance, long-term care/pension and unemployment insurance are individual and are not calculated. The hourly wage is derived from your monthly gross and your number of weekly hours (monthly hours = weekly hours × 52 ÷ 12). This gives you a comprehensible, derivable key figure, which is particularly helpful for part-time work or comparisons between positions.

Important: This calculator provides orientation, no legal claim. Classification and steps are complex tariff topics. If you need to know exactly, check the employment contract, the job evaluation, and the currently valid table values of your employer. For a quick classification – such as "How does my gross change at 30 instead of 35 hours?" or "What does the allowance roughly amount to?" – the calculator is ideal because it transparently shows which components flow into the calculation and how changes affect it live.

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