SCERA at a Glance

Membership

• Actives: 4,066 (General 3,385; Safety 681)
• Deferred/Transferred: 1,569 (General 1,322; Safety 247)
• Retired: 5,478 (General 4,415; Safety 1,063)

Participating employer's member count

• County of Sonoma (3,553)
• Superior Court- State of California (159)
• Sonoma County Water Agency (232)
• Sonoma County Community Development Commission (49)
• Sonoma Valley Fire District (60)
• Sonoma County Transportation Authority (14)

Assets

$3.0 Billion
Policy Asset Allocation:

• Equities 62.3%
• Fixed Income 17%
• Real Assets 19.4%
• Opportunistic 1.3%

Investment Earnings 20-year Annualized Return

7.18% (net of fees)

Retirement benefits paid/Average years of service

Plan A - Legacy Non-enhanced

• Average Service:  15.93 years
• Average Annual Benefit:  $23,737

Plan A - Legacy Enhanced

• Average Service:  17.42 years
• Average Annual Benefit:  $43,904

Plan B - PEPRA

• Average Service:  5.83 years
• Average Annual Benefit:  $15,317

Distribution of benefits paid

• Less than $10,000/year: 14.67%
• $10,000 to $19,999/year: 19.14%
• $20,000 to $49,999/year: 41.27%
• $50,000 to $99,999/year: 20.88%
• Over $100,000/year: 4.04%

These rates are for County of Sonoma only. Rates for other employees vary somewhat and can be found here. Rates are as of 06/28/22.

Plan A (Legacy Plan)

Employee average rate:

• General 12.20%
• Safety 12.77%
  

Employer:

• General 18.18%
• Safety 28.70%
  

Plan B (PEPRA Plan)

Employee:

• General 10.43%
• Safety 15.18%
  

Employer:

• General 13.02%
• Safety 20.00%
  
  

In addition, the employees and the employer contribute 7.65% to Social Security.