| Total percent of contributions | |||
| State | Percentage Paid by Employee | Percentage Paid by Employer | Total Percent of Contributions |
| Alabama | 5.02 - 5.965% | 6.38% | 11.4 - 12.345% |
| Alaska | 8.65% | 11% | 19.65% |
| Arizona | 2.17% | 2.17% | 4.34% |
| Arkansas | 6% | 12% | 18% |
| California | 8% | 8.25% | 16.65% |
| Colorado | 8% | 8.4% | 16.40% |
| Connecticut | 6% | 7.64% | 13.64% |
| Delaware | 3% | 1.67% | 4.67% |
| Florida | Non-Contributory | 4.5 - 10.8% | 4.5 - 10.8% |
| Georgia | 5% | 9.24% | 14.24% |
| Hawaii | 7.8% | 6.32% | 14.20% |
| Idaho | 5.86% | 9.77% | 15.63% |
| Illinois | 9% | 11.66% | 20.66% |
| Indiana | 3% | 9.28% after 1996 | 12% |
| Iowa | 3.7% | 5.75% | 9.45% |
| Kansas | 4% | 4.18 - 7.05% increasing 2%/yr. | 8.18 - 11.05% |
| Kentucky | 9.855% | 13.11% | 22.96% |
| Louisiana | 8% | 13.01% | 21.10% |
| Maine | 7.65% | 16% | 23.65% |
| Maryland | 2, 5, 7% | 9.35% | 11.35 - 16.35% |
| Massachusetts | 5, 7, 8, 9, 11% | as required (6%) | 11 - 17% |
| Michigan | 3 - 5% | actuarially determined | As determined |
| Minnesota | 8.5% Plan B, 5.5% Plan C | 12.4 B%, 8.14% C | 20.4% B, 13.64% C |
| Mississippi | 7.25% | 9.75% | 17 |
| Missouri | 10.5% | 10.5% | 21% |
| Montana | 7.15% | 7.47% | 14.62% |
| Nebraska | 7.25% | 7.3225% | 14.57% |
| Nevada | 0 / 9.75% | 18.75 / 9% | 18.75% |
| New Hampshire | 5% | 3.86 - 4.05% | 8.86 - 9.05% |
| New Jersey | 4.5% | 0% | 4.50% |
| New Mexico | 7.6% | 8.60% | 16.20% |
| New York | City and State 3% | City 9.424, State actuarially determined | 3.36 - 12.424% |
| North Carolina | 6% | 8.15% | 14.15% |
| North Dakota | 7.75% | 7.75% | 15.50% |
| Ohio | 9.3% | 14% | 23.30% |
| Oklahoma | 7% | 4.7% | 11.70% |
| Oregon | 6% | 12.69% | 18.69% |
| Pennsylvania | 6.75 -7.5% | 1.09 - 5.64%+1.15% | 7.59 - 13.14%+? |
| Rhode Island | 9.5% | 6.85% | 16.35% |
| South Carolina | 6% | 7.55% | 13.55% |
| South Dakota | 6% | 6% | 12% |
| Tennessee | 5% | 3.72% | 8.72% |
| Texas | 6.4% | 6% | 12.40% |
| Utah | Non-Contributory | 10.4% | 10.40% |
| Vermont | 3.4% | 2.72% | 6.12% |
| Virginia | 5% | 4.24% | 9.24% |
| Washington | 6.03% | 11.93% | 17.96% |
| West Virginia | DB Plan, 6%, DC Plan, 4.5% | DB Plan, 15%, DC Plan, 7.5% | 12 - 21% |
| Wisconsin | 12.2% currently | No minimum vesting | As required |
| Wyoming | 5.57% | 5.68% | 11.43% |