§ 31581 County Retirement Contribution Rates

• •The county must add extra money to the budget for salaries and wages after a new system starts.
• •The extra money is calculated based on specific rules for different types of workers.
• •For safety workers (like police or firefighters), the extra money is 23.77% of their total pay.
• •For other workers, the extra money is 8.85% of their total pay.

A county starts a new budget system and has 10 police officers and 20 office workers.

The county must add 23.77% of the police officers' total pay to the budget. For the office workers, they must add 8.85% of their total pay. This extra money is set aside for their retirement benefits.