January 2024

Proposition 98 Overview

Contributions to CalSTRS

(Dollars in Billions)

  Actual   Projectionsa
  2022-23 2023-24   2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Contribution Rates              
Employers 19.1% 19.1%   19.1% 19.1% 19.1% 19.1%
Stateb 10.8% 10.8%   10.8% 10.8% 10.8% 10.8%
Teachers (pre-PEPRA) 10.3% 10.3%   10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 10.3%
Teachers (PEPRA) 10.2% 10.2%   10.2% 10.2% 10.2% 10.2%
Contribution Amounts              
Employers $6.7 $7.1   $7.6 $7.9 $8.1 $8.4
State 3.7 3.9   4.2 4.4 4.5 4.7
Teachers 3.6 3.8   4.1 4.2 4.4 4.5
Totals $14.0 $14.8   $15.9 $16.5 $17.1 $17.7
Notes:              
a Projections are based on CalSTRS' most recent actuarial valuation. Rates and amounts for 2024-25 and subsequent years will be updated based on actual teacher payroll and investment returns, among other factors.
b Rates include the state's required contribution to the Supplemental Benefits Maintenance Account.
CalSTRS = California State Teachers' Retirement System. PEPRA = Public Employees' Pension Reform Act.