TVöD nursing P 16: salary and net pay 2026

In pay grade P 16 of the TVöD nursing table (P table) you earn €5,240.04 gross a month full time at step 2 and up to €6,937.70 at step 6. At step 3 about €3,271.67 is left in tax class I, after wage tax, social insurance and your supplementary pension share. On top come the nursing allowance of €141.82 and a fixed allowance of €25 (€35 in Baden-Württemberg) a month, both included in net pay. The table has applied since 1 May 2026.

TVöD nursing P 16: gross and net by step

TVöD nursing P 16, full time, monthly amounts, table from 1 May 2026
StepGrossNet class INet class III
2€5,240.04€3,188.27€3,596.18
3€5,415.90€3,271.67€3,692.00
4€5,983.76€3,584.83€4,052.08
5€6,645.71€3,925.62€4,456.87
6€6,937.70€4,071.18€4,633.10

Net pay for North Rhine-Westphalia, no children, statutory health insurance with a 2.9% surcharge and VBL West (1.81% own share). Married couples usually choose tax class III when the partner earns much less. Gross is table pay without allowances. Your own net with part time, children and your pension scheme is in the public sector pay calculator.

Steps and progression in P 16

Stepafter yearsper hour
20€31.30
32€32.35
45€35.75
59€39.70
614€41.44

In P 16 everyone starts at step 2; there is no step 1. The next steps follow after one, two, three, four and five years at the previous step. The times to steps 4 to 6 can be shortened or extended depending on performance. The years count in the same grade with the same employer. Hourly pay is the monthly amount divided by 4.348 times weekly hours (38.5 hours in hospitals; care homes and Baden-Württemberg have 39 hours).

Annual bonus and annual gross

The annual bonus (Jahressonderzahlung) is paid with the November salary: 85% of monthly pay in municipal hospitals and care homes; P 5 to P 8 get 90%, P 9 to P 16 85%. At step 3 that is about €4,745 gross, based on table pay. Annual gross pay including allowances is €71,738. What is left of the bonus after tax is shown by the bonus tax calculator.

StepAnnual bonusAnnual gross
2€4,596€69,478
3€4,745€71,738
4€5,228€79,035
5€5,791€87,541
6€6,039€91,293

The P table also applies to federal staff (Bundeswehr hospitals) with the same values; the annual bonus there follows the federal rates.

Frequently asked questions

What is TVöD nursing P 16 net pay?

About €3,188 at step 2 and about €4,071 at step 6 a month in tax class I. Exact net pay depends on tax class, health insurer and supplementary pension.

Does the table apply to part time?

Part-time staff receive table pay and allowances pro rata, so half the hours means half the pay. The hourly rate stays the same.

Next grade down: TVöD nursing P 15. All values: TVöD nursing pay table.

Sources: TVöD Anlage E, BT-K Sections 44, 52 and 54, BT-B Sections 51a and 52a, TVöD Sections 16 and 24, BMF program 2026, VBL Rechengrößen 2026, Section 1 SvEV. Updated 2026-11-04.