Employers will see another round of reductions in County Employees Retirement Systems (CERS) employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2025. The CERS Board of Trustees approved rates for Fiscal Year 2026 at its Dec. 2 meeting.

CERS nonhazardous and hazardous rates will decrease by 1.09% and 2.88%, respectively.

Employers will pay 18.62% for nonhazardous employees beginning in July of 2025, which is down from 19.71% this fiscal year. CERS employers with hazardous duty employees will soon pay 35.73%, which is down from 38.61%.

Actuaries recommended the rate reductions because of an increase in membership and payroll in both funds. CERS non–hazardous saw an 8% increase in membership payroll, and hazardous membership payroll increased 10%.

While the contribution rates continue to decrease, the CERS non–hazardous plan was funded at 58.4%, and the CERS hazardous plan was funded at 54%. For year-over-year comparison, the CERS nonhazardous plan was 56.1% funded at the end of 2023, and the hazardous plan was 51.4% funded.

Download the projected employer contribution rates here.