Paying into your pension with a mini-job: When is it worth it for part-time workers?. As of: February 28, 2024, 7:11 p.m By: Karolin Schaefer CommentsPressSplit Anyone who 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. Anyone who has accumulated 60 months (around five years) is only entitled to a pension.