January 2026
Contributions to CalSTRS
(Dollars in Billions)
| Actual | Projectionsa | ||||||
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | ||
| Contribution Rates | |||||||
| Employers | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | |
| Stateb | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| 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 | $7.6 | $8.3 | $8.6 | $8.8 | $9.1 | $9.4 | |
| State | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
| Teachers | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | |
| Totals | $16.0 | $17.4 | $17.9 | $18.5 | $16.1 | $16.6 | |
| a Projections are based on CalSTRS' most recent actuarial valuation. Rates and amounts for 2026-27 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. | |||||||