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Posted on 4/9/13 at 11:41 am
Posted by lnomm34
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Posted by Chris4x4gill2
North Alabama
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 4/9/13 at 11:49 am to
so your current 401K matches 4% of your salary if you put in 5%?

Any matching funds from the pension? what is the payout?
Posted by lnomm34
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Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:00 pm to
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Posted by Chris4x4gill2
North Alabama
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Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:14 pm to
figure out a theoretical # for your 401k assuming you stay at present company X # of years - bankrate has a calculator to estimate yearly withdrawal.

then figure your annual distribution of the pension assuming same # of years at new company based on the formula you listed. I'm not sure what excess of covered compensation is from what you posted though
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:16 pm to
Does the pension plan allow you to get out of paying social security? Because that is 6.2% of your salary you are never going to see.
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Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:28 pm to
The first question you need to ask yourself is do you think you will stay with your new employer for at least five years.

If your answer is no, then the pension is a non-issue to you.

If the answer is yes, then you need to speak to someone in your HR department and use your starting salary with some reasonable salary increase assumptions to arrive at some projected pension amount.

The wording you quoted is very clear. I'm not sure what part of it is not understandable to you.
Posted by lnomm34
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Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:30 pm to
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Posted by PlanoPrivateer
Frisco, TX
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Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:34 pm to
I think you need to know what the "Covered Amount" is. The last paragraph tells you what "Covered Compensation" is. It is calculated using the average Social Security wage for 35 years if you work for them that long.
Posted by PlanoPrivateer
Frisco, TX
Member since Jan 2004
2973 posts
Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:37 pm to
quote:

What does that mean? What is the social security taxable wage bases? Is it what is reported on your W-2 as your income? I'm not clear on that.


I'm not sure but I believe it is the amount of income you are taxed for Social Security on. It is capped each each but also goes up each year. Not sure what it is for 2013 but it is probably somewhere around $110,000. You don't pay Social Serurity on amounts earned above that cut off point. For now that is.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:41 pm to
quote:

What does that mean? What is the social security taxable wage bases?
LINK

This provision in your pension plan allows those employees making over the social security annual taxable limit to receive a slightly higher pension to make up for the limit on their social security benefit.

This type of plan is referred to as being "integrated with social security" and is very common for pension plans.
Posted by lnomm34
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Posted by LSURussian
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Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:01 pm to
You're welcome.

I still recommend you sit down with someone in your new employer's HR department, probably someone who works with employee benefits.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:27 pm to
I have never dealt with a pension before, so this may be a silly question.

quote:

"Covered Compensation is the average of the Social Security taxable wage bases in effect for each calendar year during the 35-year period ending on the last day of the calendar year in which you reach Social Security retirement age (the age at which Social Security payments made because of your age are unreduced)."


Does this mean your pension would be based on the max SS wage, not your actual salary? If so, then if you are making more than this amount that is something to keep in mind.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
135046 posts
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:35 pm to
quote:

Does this mean your pension would be based on the max SS wage, not your actual salary?
No.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 4/9/13 at 3:59 pm to
I thought it was a bit odd but am anaware of whether that language is typical for a pension. Never had one in my life.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
135046 posts
Posted on 4/9/13 at 6:51 pm to
The supplemental pension amount for employees earning over the covered compensation levels is computed on the compensation OVER the covered comp amounts not ON the covered comp amounts.
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