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Defined benefit retirement plans: Employee contribution requirement and method of contribution
Table 4. Defined benefit retirement plans:1 Employee contribution requirement and method of contribution, State and local government workers, National Compensation Survey, March 2015
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(All workers participating in defined benefit plans = 100 percent)
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Characteristics
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Employee contribution required
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Fixed percent of annual earnings2
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Employee contribution not required
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Total
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Mean fixed percent of annual earnings
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Median fixed percent of annual earnings
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Management, professional, and related
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Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers
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Office and administrative support
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
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Production, transportation, and material moving
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Average wage within the following categories:3
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Establishment characteristics
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Service-providing industries
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Education and health services
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Elementary and secondary schools
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Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
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Health care and social assistance
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1The 2014 estimates are not strictly comparable to corresponding estimates in previous years. See technical note for more information.
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2The employee contributes a fixed percentage of his or her earnings to the retirement plan.
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3Surveyed occupations are classified into wage categories based on the average wage for the occupation, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The categories were formed using percentile estimates generated using wage data for March 2015.
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Note: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20142015.htm.
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