January 2025

Proposition 98 Overview

Contributions to CalSTRS

(Dollars in Billions)

  Actual   Projectionsa
  2023-24 2024-25   2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
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 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 $7.1 $7.6   $8.3 $8.6 $8.8 $9.1
State 3.9 4.3   4.6 4.8 4.9 2.1
Teachers 3.8 4.1   4.4 4.6 4.7 4.9
Totals $14.8 $16.0   $17.3 $17.9 $18.5 $16.1
               
Notes:              
a Projections are based on CalSTRS' most recent actuarial valuation. Rates and amounts for 2025-26 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.