Table 26. Savings and thrift plans: Maximum employee contribution matched by employer, private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, 2010 (All workers participating in savings and thrift plans = 100 percent) Maximum employee contribution matched by employer Specified Not Characteristics Total matching 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Other(1) determin- percent percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- able le le le le le (median) Worker characteristic All workers............................. 100 69 3 4 5 6 6 29 2 Management, professional, and related... 100 73 3 4 5 6 6 25 2 Management, business, and financial... 100 68 3 4 5 6 6 32 1 Professional and related.............. 100 77 3 4 5 6 6 20 3 Service................................. 100 75 3 4 5 6 6 25 (2) Protective service.................... 100 61 4 5 5 5 5 – – Sales and office........................ 100 68 3 4 5 6 6 30 3 Sales and related..................... 100 71 3 4 5 6 6 28 2 Office and administrative support..... 100 66 3 4 5 6 6 31 3 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 74 3 4 6 6 7 24 2 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 100 65 3 4 5 6 7 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair 100 79 3 4 6 6 7 21 1 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 57 3 4 6 6 6 42 1 Production............................ 100 56 4 4 6 6 6 41 2 Transportation and material moving.... 100 58 3 4 5 6 6 42 – Full time............................... 100 69 3 4 5 6 6 29 2 Part time............................... 100 73 3 4 5 6 6 26 1 Union................................... 100 62 3 4 6 6 6 37 2 Nonunion................................ 100 70 3 4 5 6 6 28 2 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent..................... 100 74 3 4 5 6 6 26 – Lowest 10 percent................... 100 61 4 5 5 6 6 – – Second 25 percent..................... 100 64 3 4 5 6 6 33 3 Third 25 percent...................... 100 66 3 4 5 6 6 32 2 Highest 25 percent.................... 100 72 3 4 5 6 6 25 2 Highest 10 percent.................. 100 72 3 4 5 6 6 25 2 Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries.............. 100 63 4 4 6 6 8 34 3 Construction.......................... 100 72 3 4 6 6 6 – – Manufacturing......................... 100 62 4 4 6 6 8 35 3 Service-providing industries............ 100 71 3 4 5 6 6 27 2 Trade, transportation, and utilities.. 100 62 3 4 5 6 7 37 1 Wholesale trade..................... 100 72 3 5 6 6 7 28 – Retail trade........................ 100 59 – – – – – 39 2 Information........................... 100 88 4 5 6 6 6 – – Financial activities.................. 100 78 4 4 5 6 6 22 (2) Finance and insurance............... 100 75 4 5 6 6 6 25 (2) Credit intermediation and related activities........................ 100 81 4 5 5 6 6 19 – Insurance carriers and related activities........................ 100 63 3 4 5 6 7 37 (2) Professional and business services.... 100 64 3 3 5 5 6 36 – Professional and technical services 100 72 3 3 5 5 6 – – Education and health services......... 100 77 3 3 4 6 6 18 5 Educational services................ 100 79 – – – – – 18 2 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 100 76 – – – – – 22 3 Health care and social assistance... 100 77 3 3 4 6 6 17 5 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 74 3 4 5 6 6 22 4 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 76 3 3 5 6 6 20 4 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 70 3 4 5 6 6 28 2 100 workers or more..................... 100 66 3 4 5 6 6 32 1 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 66 3 4 5 6 6 33 (2) 500 workers or more................... 100 66 3 4 5 6 6 32 2 Geographic area New England............................. 100 78 4 5 6 6 6 21 1 Middle Atlantic......................... 100 70 3 4 5 6 6 25 5 East North Central...................... 100 64 3 4 6 6 6 34 1 West North Central...................... 100 72 3 4 6 6 6 28 – South Atlantic.......................... 100 72 3 4 5 6 6 28 (2) East South Central...................... 100 60 4 5 6 6 6 37 2 West South Central...................... 100 64 3 3 5 6 6 35 1 Mountain................................ 100 79 3 4 5 6 6 – – Pacific................................. 100 68 4 5 5 6 6 27 5 1 Other methods of employer matches include maximum dollar amounts specified by the employer, varying contributions by the employer based on employee contributions or service, and other matching methods. 2 Less than 0.5. 3 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. 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.