| Kalenderjahr | allgemeine Rentenversicherung Betrag in DM | Knappschaftliche Rentenversicherung Betrag in DM |
| 1950 | 7.250,03 | 8.458,36 |
| 1951 | 6.855,84 | 7.998,48 |
| 1.1.-31. 8.1952 | 6.781,58 | 7.911,84 |
| 1.9.-31.12.1952 | 8.476,97 | 11.302,63 |
| 1953 | 8.605,85 | 11.474,47 |
| 1954 | 8.836,85 | 11.782,03 |
| 1955 | 8.445,95 | 11.261,26 |
| 1956 |
| 8.160,30 |
| 10.880,41 |
| 1957 | 8.122,01 | 10.829,35 |
| 1958 | 8.187,77 | 10.917,03 |
| 1959 | 8.857,72 | 11.072,15 |
| 1960 | 8.907,52 | 10.479,43 |
| 1961 | 8.727,98 | 10.667,53 |
| 1962 | 8.665,15 | 10.033,44 |
| 1963 | 8.780,27 | 10.536,33 |
| 1964 | 9.060,96 | 11.532,13 |
| 1965 | 9.313,15 | 11.641,44 |
| 1966 | 9.739,04 | 11.986,52 |
| 1967 | 10.548,13 | 12.808,44 |
| 1968 | 11.703,75 | 13.898,20 |
| 1969 | 11.777,61 | 13.856,01 |
| 1970 | 11.443,71 | 13.350,99 |
| 1971 | 11.127,38 | 13.469.99 |
| 1972 | 11.610,23 | 13.821,70 |
| 1973 | 11.676,61 | 14.215,00 |
| 1974 | 11.787,36 | 14.616,32 |
| 1975 | 12.789,28 | 15.529,84 |
| 1976 | 13.604,45 | 16.676,42 |
| 1977 | 14.395,09 | 17.782,17 |
| 1978 | 15.351,10 | 19.085,16 |
| 1979 | 16.143,14 | 19.371,76 |
| 1980 | 16.149,71 | 19.610,36 |
| 1981 | 16.690,90 | 20.484,29 |
| 1982 | 17.544,41 | 21.650,54 |
| 1983 | 18.389,68 | 22.435,41 |
| 1984 | 18.975,22 | 23.354,11 |
| 1985 | 19.559,90 | 24.268,77 |
| 1986 | 20.383,40 | 25.115,26 |
| 1987 | 21.015,12 | 26.176,72 |
| 1988 | 22.235,26 | 27.052,90 |
| 1989 | 22.641,51 | 27.837,92 |
| 1.1-30.6.1990 | 24.619,65 | 30.481,48 |