Employer Contribution Rates

CalPERS retirement benefits are funded through State employer and member contributions as well as through earnings from CalPERS investments.

Listed below are the remainder of the 2012-13 fiscal year. These rates are effective with the first payroll period that ends in July 2012:

Member Category	Employer Contribution as a Percentage of Compensation
State Miscellaneous Member First Tier	20.503%
State Miscellaneous Member Second Tier	20.457%
State Industrial Member	16.302%
State Safety Member	17.503%
State Peace Officers and Fire	30.297%
California Highway Patrol Member	33.728%

View a history of employer rates (PDF, 33 KB) over the past 30 years.

Rate information is also available for the following fiscal years:

• 2010-11 (PDF, 12 KB) Revised rates effective January 1 - June 30, 2011
• 2010-11 (PDF, 12 KB) Effective July 1 - December 31, 2010
• 2009-10 (PDF, 23 KB)
• 2008-09 (PDF, 12 KB)
• 2007-08 (PDF, 36 KB)
• 2006-07 (PDF, 75 KB)
• 2005-06 (PDF, 92 KB)
• 2004-05 (PDF, 97 KB)
• 2003-04 (PDF, 113 KB)
• 2002-03 (PDF, 12 KB)

Dated: 12-21-2012