SDCERA

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	Retirement benefit calculator
	Contribution calculator

Find your representation unit

General Tier A member contribution rate chart

General Tier B member contribution rate chart

General Tier I member contribution rate chart

Safety Tier A member contribution rate

Safety Tier B member contribution rate

Employer-paid offset chart - County employees

Employer-paid offset chart - Court employees

The contribution calculator is a tool that enables you to estimate your biweekly contribution amount, which is the amount that is deducted from each paycheck. Your contribution rate is determined by a percentage amount, dependent on the age you were when you entered SDCERA membership.

Click the links to the General member contribution rate charts and Safety member contribution rate charts to see the current contribution rates. Click the employer-paid offset charts to see the portion of your required contribution that is paid for by your employer, based on your representation unit and years of service.

Step 1:

Enter your SDCERA entry age

Step 2:

Enter your representation unit or
representation code

Step 3:

Enter your hourly or biweekly salary
$ (hourly) or $ (biweekly)

Step 4:

Enter the number of hours you are paid biweekly

	General members
	Under 5 Years (continuous service)			5 to 30 Years (continuous service)
	Tier I Member	Tier A Member	Tier B Member	Tier I Member	Tier A Member	Tier B Member
Member Contribution Rate
County Offset Rate
Net Member Contribution Rate
Member Biweekly Contribution
If your employer-paid offset is greater than your member contribution rate, your employer will contribute an amount equal to your member contribution rate. This calculation is an estimate and does not account for the 50 other possible pay categories such as bilingual pay, uniform allowance, etc. that may need to be considered for your final contribution calculation.

	Safety members
	Under 5 Years (continuous service)		5 to 30 Years (continuous service)
	Tier A Member	Tier B Member	Tier A Member	Tier B Member
Employee Contribution Rate
County Offset Rate
Net Employee Contribution Rate
Employee Biweekly Contribution
If your employer-paid offset is greater than your member contribution rate, your employer will contribute an amount equal to your member contribution rate. This calculation is an estimate and does not account for the 50 other possible pay categories such as bilingual pay, uniform allowance, etc. that may need to be considered for your final contribution calculation.

	General members hired before
	Under 5 Years (continuous service)			5 to 30 Years (continuous service)
	Tier I Member	Tier A Member	Tier B Member	Tier I Member	Tier A Member	Tier B Member
Member Contribution Rate
County Offset Rate
Net Member Contribution Rate
Member Biweekly Contribution

	General members hired on or after
	Under 5 Years (continuous service)			5 to 30 Years (continuous service)
	Tier I Member	Tier A Member	Tier B Member	Tier I Member	Tier A Member	Tier B Member
Member Contribution Rate
County Offset Rate
Net Member Contribution Rate
Member Biweekly Contribution
If your employer-paid offset is greater than your member contribution rate, your employer will contribute an amount equal to your member contribution rate. This calculation is an estimate and does not account for the 50 other possible pay categories such as bilingual pay, uniform allowance, etc. that may need to be considered for your final contribution calculation.

	General members hired before
	Under 5 Years (continuous service)			5 to 30 Years (continuous service)
	Tier I Member	Tier A Member	Tier B Member	Tier I Member	Tier A Member	Tier B Member
Member Contribution Rate
County Offset Rate
Net Member Contribution Rate
Member Biweekly Contribution

General members hired on or after

Under 5 Years
(continuous service)

5 - 10 Years
(continuous service)

10 - 15 Years
(continuous service)

Over 30 Years
(continuous service)

Tier I Member

Tier A Member

Tier B Member

Tier I Member

Tier A Member

Tier B Member

Tier I Member

Tier A Member

Tier B Member

Tier I Member

Tier A Member

Tier B Member

Member Contribution Rate

County Offset Rate

Net Member Contribution Rate

Member Biweekly Contribution

If your employer-paid offset is greater than your member contribution rate, your employer will contribute an amount equal to your member contribution rate.

This calculation is an estimate and does not account for the 50 other possible pay categories such as bilingual pay, uniform allowance, etc. that may need to be considered for your final contribution calculation.