2024 Key Numbers – Retirement Planning

2024 and 2023 contribution rates for employer and individual retirement accounts, including income phase-outs for IRA deductions and ROTH IRA contributions.

Employee/individual contribution limits

Retirement plan elective deferral limits for 2023 and 2024. 401k, 403b, 457b, SAR-SEPs, Roth 401k, Roth 403b

1 Must aggregate employee contributions to all 401(k), 403(b), SAR-SEP, and SIMPLE plans of all employers. 457(b) plan contributions are not aggregated. For SAR-SEPs, the percentage limit is 25% of compensation reduced by elective deferrals (effectively, a 20% maximum contribution).

IRA and ROTH IRA Congribution limits 2023 and 2024

2 Special catch-up limits may also apply to 403(b) and 457(b) plan participants.

Employer contribution/benefit 3 limits

Employer contribution / benefit limits 2023 and 2024

3 For self-employed individuals, compensation generally means earned income. This means that, for qualified plans, deductible contributions for a self-employed individual are limited to 20% of net earnings from self-employment (net profits minus self-employment tax deduction), and special rules apply in calculating the annual additions limit.

Compensation limits/thresholds

Retirement planning compensation limits / thresholds for 2023 and 2024

Qualified charitable distribution

Retirement planning qualified charitable distribution 2023 and 2024


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