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 chart and Safety member contribution rate chart to see the current contribution rates; click the Employer-paid offset chart 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  59+ 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
Step 2:	Enter your representation unit or representation code  Appraisal;Fiscal;Purchasing (AE) AE Child Support Attorney Supervisor [Proposed Unit] (DA) AM Child Support Attorneys [Proposed Unit] (DA) AS Clerical (CL) CL Confidential (CE) CE Confidential Management (CE) CEM Construction Maintenance, Oper, Repair (CM) CM County Counsel Supervisor (CS) CS Court Administrative (QG) ADM Court Administrative Professionals (QF) CF Court Attorneys (QA) CA Court Clerical (QB,QS) CU Court Confidential Clerical (QC) CFL Court Confidential Clerical Terminal (QD) CFT Court Executive Secretary (QR) QR Court Operations Professionals (QI, QL, QU, QW) PFL Court Operations Professionals Terminal (QJ,QX) PFT Court Interpreter (INT) INT Court Reporters (QE) CTR Superior Court Reporters (OCR) OCR Court Supervisors (QH) SP Court Supervisors - Represented (QK) SU Court Supervisors - Terminal (QO) SUT Crafts (CR) CR Deputy County Counsel (CC) CC Deputy District Attorney (DA) DA Deputy Sheriff (DS) DS District Attorney Investigators (DI) DI District Attorney Investgators Mid-Mgmt (DM) DM Elected Officials (EO) EO Executive Management (EM) EM Executive Management Court QM,QY (EMC) Food Service;Housekeeping (FS) FS Health Services (HS) HS Management (MA) MA Middle Management (MM) MM Not Represented (NR) NR Not Represented - Administrators (NR) NA Not Represented - Executive (NR) NE Not Represented - Manager (NR) NM Not Represented - Support (COSD) NS Probation Officer's (PO) PO Professional (PR) PR Public Defender (PD) PD Public Defender Management (PM) PM Public Service (PS) PS Registered Nurse (RN) RN Sheriff's Management (SM) SM Social Services Supervisors (SS) SS Social Workers (SW) SW Special District - Executive (EM) SD1 Special District - Management (MA) SD2 Special District - Professional (PR) SD5 Special District - Unclassified (UC) SD6 Supervising Probation Officer (SO) SO Unclassified Management-General* (UM) UM Unclassified Management-Safety* (UM) UM
Step 3:	Enter your hourly or biweekly salary $   or   $
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 Employee Contribution Rate             County Offset Rate             Net Employee Contribution Rate             Employee Biweekly Contribution             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
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.