Table 25. Savings and thrift plans: Maximum employee contributions, private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, 2010 (All workers participating in savings and thrift plans = 100 percent) Percent of earnings, up to Internal Revenue Code Any limit amount up Percent to Not Characteristics Total of Internal Other determin- earnings 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Revenue able percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- Code le le le le le limit (median) Worker characteristic All workers............................. 100 47 15 25 50 60 75 51 – – Management, professional, and related... 100 47 – – – – – 49 – – Management, business, and financial... 100 47 20 25 50 60 75 49 – – Professional and related.............. 100 48 15 25 50 75 75 49 – – Service................................. 100 37 – – – – – 63 – – Protective service.................... 100 – – – – – – 52 – – Sales and office........................ 100 49 20 25 50 60 75 51 – – Sales and related..................... 100 47 25 25 50 50 75 52 – – Office and administrative support..... 100 50 15 25 50 60 80 50 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 54 15 25 30 50 75 46 – – Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 100 37 – – – – – 63 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair 100 63 – – – – – 36 – – Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 46 15 20 50 50 75 54 – – Production............................ 100 48 15 20 40 50 75 52 – – Transportation and material moving.... 100 42 15 20 50 60 80 58 – – Full time............................... 100 47 16 25 50 60 75 52 – – Part time............................... 100 51 15 25 50 75 80 49 – – Union................................... 100 45 16 25 30 50 70 54 – – Nonunion................................ 100 47 15 25 50 60 75 51 – – Average wage within the following categories:(1) Lowest 25 percent..................... 100 46 15 25 50 75 90 54 – – Lowest 10 percent................... 100 36 – – – – – 64 – – Second 25 percent..................... 100 45 15 25 50 75 80 55 – – Third 25 percent...................... 100 45 15 25 50 50 75 54 – – Highest 25 percent.................... 100 50 20 25 50 60 75 47 – – Highest 10 percent.................. 100 51 – – – – – 45 – – Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries.............. 100 47 15 20 40 50 75 51 – – Construction.......................... 100 48 – – – – – 52 – – Manufacturing......................... 100 46 15 20 35 50 75 51 – – Service-providing industries............ 100 47 17 25 50 60 75 52 – – Trade, transportation, and utilities.. 100 40 15 30 50 60 80 60 – – Wholesale trade..................... 100 36 – – – – – 64 – – Retail trade........................ 100 45 – – – – – 55 – – Information........................... 100 73 – – – – – 27 – – Financial activities.................. 100 60 15 25 30 50 60 39 – – Finance and insurance............... 100 62 15 25 30 50 50 37 – – Credit intermediation and related activities........................ 100 61 15 20 25 50 50 39 – – Insurance carriers and related activities........................ 100 55 25 25 50 50 50 43 – – Professional and business services.... 100 51 – – – – – 43 – – Professional and technical services 100 50 50 60 60 75 75 44 – – Education and health services......... 100 39 – – – – – 61 – – Educational services................ 100 – – – – – – 96 – (2) Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 100 – – – – – – 95 – (2) Health care and social assistance... 100 42 – – – – – 58 – – 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 50 15 25 50 75 75 49 – – 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 50 15 25 60 75 75 50 – – 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 52 15 25 50 75 75 48 – – 100 workers or more..................... 100 45 16 25 50 50 75 52 – – 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 45 15 25 50 50 80 53 – – 500 workers or more................... 100 46 20 25 50 70 75 51 – – Geographic area New England............................. 100 33 – – – – – 67 – – Middle Atlantic......................... 100 48 20 25 50 60 75 48 – – East North Central...................... 100 37 20 25 30 50 60 63 – – West North Central...................... 100 42 – – – – – 57 – – South Atlantic.......................... 100 58 15 25 50 75 75 41 – – East South Central...................... 100 52 15 25 30 50 75 48 – – West South Central...................... 100 50 – – – – – 45 – – Mountain................................ 100 58 – – – – – 42 – – Pacific................................. 100 43 20 25 50 75 80 57 – (2) 1 The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The average wages are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2009." See Technical Note for more details. 2 Less than 0.5. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data do not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20102011.htm.