January 2021

Proposition 98 Overview

Districts' Pension Contribution Rates and Amounts

(Dollars in Millions)

  2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Contribution Ratesa          
CalSTRS 17.1% 16.2% 15.9% 18.0% 18.0% 18.0%
CalPERS 19.7 20.7 23.0 26.3 27.3 27.8
             
Contribution Amounts          
CalSTRSb            
School districts $5,183 $5,045 $5,087 $5,936 $6,144 $6,359
Community colleges 438 427 436 509 526 545
Subtotals ($5,621) ($5,472) ($5,523) ($6,445) ($6,670) ($6,904)
             
CalPERSc            
School districts $2,392 $2,618 $2,989 $3,512 $3,745 $3,919
Community colleges 415 455 519 610 651 681
Subtotals ($2,807) ($3,073) ($3,508) ($4,122) ($4,396) ($4,600)
             
Total District Contributions          
School districts $7,575 $7,663 $8,076 $9,448 $9,889 $10,278
Community colleges 853 882 955 1,119 1,177 1,226
Totals $8,428 $8,545 $9,031 $10,567 $11,066 $11,504
             
Notes:            
a Projected rates for 2021-22 through 2024-25 are based on actuarial assumptions and experience through June 30, 2019. Final rates for those years will vary based on actual experience (including actuarial losses in 2019-20) and other factors. Amounts may not add to total due to rounding.
b Contribution amounts are estimates based on creditable compensation. For 2019-20 and 2020-21, amounts are based on actual creditable compensation. For future years, amounts are based on projected creditable compensation growth. Excludes payments made by the state on behalf of employers (see here). Share of contributions from schools and community colleges through 2020-21 are based on the split of payroll from CalSTRS' creditable compensation reports. Thereafter, we assume the 2020-21 share is constant.
c Contribution amounts are estimates form CalPERS. For future years, amounts are based on projected creditable compensation growth. Excludes contributions for classified employees not covered by the CalPERS School Pool. Excludes payments made by the state on behalf of employers (see here). Share of contributions from schools and community colleges are estimates from CalPERS.
CalSTRS = California State Teachers' Retirement System. CalPERS = California Public Employees’ Retirement System.