Defined contribution retirement plans: Selected attributes Data Table

Table 8. Defined contribution retirement plans: Selected attributes, State and
local government workers, National Compensation Survey, March 2010

(All workers participating in defined contribution plans = 100 percent)

Characteristics

Employee contribution

Employee contribution
option

Required

Not required

Pretax

Not pretax

All workers

58

42

77

23

Worker characteristics

 

 

 

 

Management, professional, and related

56

44

74

26

    Professional and related

55

45

73

27

        Teachers

52

48

72

28

            Primary, secondary, and special education
             school teachers

37

63

64

36

Service

60

40

78

22

    Protective service

64

36

80

20

Sales and office

59

41

84

16

    Office and administrative support

58

42

84

16

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

66

34

78

22

Production, transportation, and material moving

57

43

–

–

Full time

58

42

77

23

Part time

62

38

75

25

Union

43

57

65

35

Nonunion

66

34

83

17

Average wage within the following categories:1

 

 

 

 

    Lowest 25 percent

62

38

83

17

        Lowest 10 percent

63

37

83

17

    Second 25 percent

61

39

80

20

    Third 25 percent

54

46

72

28

    Highest 25 percent

56

44

74

26

        Highest 10 percent

61

39

71

29

Establishment characteristics

 

 

 

 

Service-providing industries

58

42

77

23

    Education and health services

55

45

71

29

        Educational services

53

47

67

33

            Elementary and secondary schools

38

62

59

41

            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

64

36

74

26

        Health care and social assistance

61

39

81

19

            Hospitals

64

36

79

21

    Public administration

59

41

83

17

1 to 99 workers

62

38

–

–

    1 to 49 workers

71

29

–

–

    50 to 99 workers

48

52

–

–

100 workers or more

57

43

75

25

    100 to 499 workers

62

38

91

9

    500 workers or more

56

44

70

30

State government

57

43

74

26

Local government

59

41

79

21

Geographic areas

 

 

 

 

Middle Atlantic

72

28

80

20

East North Central

44

56

80

20

South Atlantic

49

51

65

35

East South Central

79

21

–

–

West South Central

–

–

92

8

Mountain

48

52

–

–

Pacific

36

64

66

34

Footnotes:

1The 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. Dash indicates no workers in this category or
data did 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/glossary20092010.htm.