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SCERA at a Glance

Statistics data as of December 31, 2023.

Fund Statistics

Membership

  • Actives: 4,242 (General 3,580; Safety 662)
  • Deferred/Transferred: 1,765 (General 1,492; Safety 273)
  • Retired: 5,760 (General 4,608; Safety 1,152)

Participating employer's member count

  • County of Sonoma (4,011)
  • Superior Court- State of California (166)
  • Sonoma Valley Fire District (65)

Assets

$3.5 Billion
Policy Asset Allocation:

  • Equities 59%
  • Fixed Income 15%
  • Real Assets 26%
  • Opportunistic 0-6%

Investment Earnings 20-year Annualized Return

7.0% (net of fees)

Retirement benefits paid/Average years of service

Plan A - Legacy Non-enhanced

  • Average Service:  15.25 years
  • Average Annual Benefit:  $28,120

Plan A - Legacy Enhanced

  • Average Service:  17.75 years
  • Average Annual Benefit:  $51,604

Plan B - PEPRA

  • Average Service:  6.15 years
  • Average Annual Benefit:  $28,656

Distribution of benefits paid

  • Less than $10,000/year: 15.03%
  • $10,000 to $19,999/year: 18.95%
  • $20,000 to $49,999/year: 39.84%
  • $50,000 to $99,999/year: 21.76%
  • Over $100,000/year: 4.42%

Retirement contributions as percentage of salary for fiscal year 2023/2024

These rates are for County of Sonoma only. Rates for other employees vary somewhat and can be found here. Rates are as of 06/25/24.

Plan A (Legacy Plan)

Employee average rate:

  • General 9.79%
  • Safety 13.37%

Employer:

  • General 18.89%
  • Safety 33.04%

Plan B (PEPRA Plan)

Employee:

  • General 7.74%
  • Safety 13.64%

Employer:

  • General 16.50%
  • Safety 26.94%

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