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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

2006 State and local employee average contribution
and annual benefit amount

Rank
State
Benefits per recipient
Rank, employee contributions as percentage of total receipts
Employee contributions as percentage of total receipts
1
Connecticut
$28,344
31
8.7%
2
Colorado
$27,796
24
10.4%
3
New Jersey
$26,824
3
16.7%
4
Rhode Island
$25,836
19
11.3%
5
Nevada
$24,997
39
4.7%
6
NEW YORK
$24,293
44
2.5%
7
Illinois
$24,223
9
13.6%
8
California
$23,777
27
8.9%
9
Ohio
$23,628
16
11.7%
10
Alaska
$23,481
33
8.5%
11
Georgia
$23,220
23
10.5%
12
Wisconsin
$22,813
25
10.3%
13
Oregon
$22,548
49
0.1%
14
Hawaii
$21,005
43
3.9%
15
Arizona
$20,662
5
16.0%
16
Texas
$20,645
14
12.4%
17
Minnesota
$20,500
26
9.7%
18
Pennsylvania
$20,484
32
8.6%
19
Kentucky
$20,160
7
15.2%
20
Massachusetts
$19,711
6
15.2%
21
New Mexico
$19,702
13
12.4%
22
Missouri
$19,250
28
8.9%
23
Maryland
$18,516
37
5.3%
24
Michigan
$18,140
42
4.4%
25
Louisiana
$18,119
20
11.3%
26
Mississippi
$17,978
11
12.7%
27
Washington
$17,928
46
1.7%
28
Alabama
$17,858
12
12.6%
29
Utah
$17,386
50
13.1%
30
Nebraska
$17,334
10
13.1%
31
Virginia
$16,939
21
11.1%
32
Arkansas
$16,779
41
4.5%
33
Florida
$16,709
47
1.1%
34
North Carolina
$16,407
4
16.6%
35
Oklahoma
$16,401
15
12.4%
36
South Carolina
$15,975
2
19.4%
37
New Hampshire
$15,949
1
20.2%
38
Delaware
$15,905
38
5.1%
39
Maine
$15,321
17
11.5%
40
Idaho
$14,127
22
10.9%
41
Kansas
$13,939
18
11.5%
42
Tennessee
$13,439
36
7.3%
43
South Dakota
$13,368
34
8.5%
44
Indiana
$13,328
30
8.7%
45
Wyoming
$12,940
48
0.7%
46
Vermont
$12,628
45
2.0%
47
Montana
$12,562
8
15.1%
48
North Dakota
$12,297
29
8.8%
49
Iowa
$11,951
35
7.9%
50
West Virginia
$11,034
40
4.6%
United States
$20,829
8.3%
NYS % +/- U.S.
17%
-70%
Source: Public Policy Institute Analysis of Census Bureau data on State and Local Government Employee Retirement Systems
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