Paying into your pension with a mini-job: When is it worth it for part-time workers?. As of: February 27, 2024, 5:16 a.m By: Karolin Schaefer CommentsPressSplit Anyone who, as amini-jobber, does not want to pay pension insurance contributions from their monthly salary can be exempted.

But that carries risks. Mini-jobbers have a “high risk of poverty in old age,” warns the Federal Employment Agency.