NCAA RETIREMENT PLAN Contribution & Employer Match

NCAA RETIREMENT PLAN Contribution & Employer Match

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION provides the following retirement savings benefits to its employees:

NCAA RETIREMENT PLAN Average Participant Retirement Account Value

In 2023, the average participant retirement account value for NCAA RETIREMENT PLAN is $124,436.00

2023 & 2024 401(k) contribution limits by IRS

 Pretax and roth employee contributionsEmployee and employer contributions combinedCatch-up contributions (in addition to the employee and employer combined limit, age 50 and over)
401(k) contribution limit for 2023$22,500$66,000$7,500
401(k) contribution limit for 2024$23,000$69,000$7,500

$1,440,056: this is the amount you will have saved 20 years later if you contribute the maximum of $22,500 annually for 20 years, assuming a 10%* annual return.

$4,224,165: for those who can maximize employee and employer annual $66,000 contributions for 20 years, assuming a 10%* annual return, you will be 3 times richer!

Use the 401(k) Savings Calculator to determine how much your contributions will accumulate over time.

Employer match in NCAA RETIREMENT PLAN

An employer match is deemed as ‘free’ money wherein your employer contributes additional funds to your allocated retirement savings plan. The matching amount can frequently be several percentage points of your compensation. Don’t avoid this free salary ‘raise’.

NCAA RETIREMENT PLAN Estimated Average Employer Match

In 2023, the estimated average employer match for an employee in NCAA RETIREMENT PLAN is approximately $7,007.00
Investing in this additonal $7,007.00 for 20 years would give you extra $448,510.00, assuming a 10% annual return.

NCAA RETIREMENT PLAN Contribution & Match Policy

1. Employee Contribution Rates: Participants are not required nor are they permitted to contribute to the Plan.

2. Employer Match/Contribution Conditions: The NCAA contributes to the Plan an amount equal to 10% of each participant’s eligible compensation.

3. Vesting Schedule/Eligibility: Vesting occurs primarily upon attainment of age 65 or according to the following schedule:

4. - Less than 2 years: 0%

5. - 2 years: 20%

6. - 3 years: 40%

7. - 4 years: 60%

8. - 5 years: 80%

9. - 6 years: 100%

10. Eligibility requires employees to have been employed for at least six months.


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