Public employers see 2015 PERS contributions


On average, public pension rates for 900 employers will remain flat.

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On average, public pension rates for 900 employers will remain flat.

School districts would fare the best when rates change next July, seeing their PERS contribution rates decline by an average of about 3.5 percentage points of payroll. That equates to a 26 percent reduction in required payments. 

State agencies and local governments, meanwhile, will see their rates rise by an an average of 1.18 percentage point of payroll, or about 12 percent.

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