Switching contact assembly for a relay, comprising: a first contact carrier (101-1) which comprises a first contact plug (111-1) and a first contact pole (103-1), wherein the first contact pole (103-1) is arranged in a first switching plane (105-1) and the first contact plug (111-1) is formed in one part with the first contact carrier (101-1), and wherein a first electrical signal can be applied to the first contact carrier (101-1) via the first contact plug (111-1); a second contact carrier (101-2) which comprises a second contact plug (111-2) and a second contact pole (103-2), wherein the second contact pole (103-2) is arranged in a second switching plane (105-2), which is arranged parallel at a distance from the first switching plane (105-1), and wherein a second electrical signal can be applied to the second contact carrier (101-2) via the second contact plug (111-2); a contact spring which comprises a third contact carrier (101-3) and a third contact plug (111-3), wherein the contact spring is arranged between the first switching plane (105-1) and the second switching plane (105-2), and wherein a third electrical signal can be applied to the third contact carrier (101-3) via the third contact plug (111-3), and wherein the contact spring comprises a third contact pole (103-3) which faces the first contact pole (103-1) and a fourth contact pole (103-4) which faces the second contact pole (103-2), and wherein the third contact pole (103-3) is arranged with a lateral offset next to the fourth contact pole (103-4), characterized in that the first contact plug (111-1), the second contact plug (111-2) and the third contact plug (111-3) are arranged in the first switching plane (105-1). a first contact carrier (101-1) which comprises a first contact plug (111-1) and a first contact pole (103-1), wherein the first contact pole (103-1) is arranged in a first switching plane (105-1) and the first contact plug (111-1) is formed in one part with the first contact carrier (101-1), and wherein a first electrical signal can be applied to the first contact carrier (101-1) via the first contact plug (111-1); a second contact carrier (101-2) which comprises a second contact plug (111-2) and a second contact pole (103-2), wherein the second contact pole (103-2) is arranged in a second switching plane (105-2), which is arranged parallel at a distance from the first switching plane (105-1), and wherein a second electrical signal can be applied to the second contact carrier (101-2) via the second contact plug (111-2); a contact spring which comprises a third contact carrier (101-3) and a third contact plug (111-3), wherein the contact spring is arranged between the first switching plane (105-1) and the second switching plane (105-2), and wherein a third electrical signal can be applied to the third contact carrier (101-3) via the third contact plug (111-3), and wherein the contact spring comprises a third contact pole (103-3) which faces the first contact pole (103-1) and a fourth contact pole (103-4) which faces the second contact pole (103-2), and wherein the third contact pole (103-3) is arranged with a lateral offset next to the fourth contact pole (103-4), characterized in that the first contact plug (111-1), the second contact plug (111-2) and the third contact plug (111-3) are arranged in the first switching plane (105-1). <EOS>