United States 

Office of 

Personnel Management 

The Federal Govemment's Human Resources Agency 

Benefits Administration Letter 

Number: 19-305 Date: Juue 2019 

Subject: Changes to agency contributions for FERS, FERS-RAE and FERS-FRAE 

beginning in Fiscal Year 2020 

At its 2017 meeting, the Board of Actuaries of the Civil Service Retirement System 

recommended revised long term economic assumptions and changes to the demographic 

assumptions for use in actuarial valuations of Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and 

Federal Employees Retirement System (PERS). These revised assumptions resulted in new 

normal cost percentages that increase agencies' contribution rates for PERS employees, PERSRevised Annuity Employees (PERS-RAE) and PERS- Fmiher Revised Annuity Employees 

(FERS-FRAE) beginning in October 2019. 

The new contribution rates will become effective with the first pay period beginning on or 

after October 1, 2019. 

The following tables summarize changes to contribution rates for PERS, PERS-RAE, and FERSFRAE: 

FERS Contribution Rates 

Oct - 2015 Oct - 2019

Category CPDF 

Code Agency% Agency% 

Regular K 13.7 16.0 

Law Enforcement Officer, Firefighter, Member of the 

Supreme Court Police M 30.1 33.4 

Air Traffic Controller L 31.8 33.2 

Military Reserve Tech N 17.3 18.7 

Customs and Border Protection Officers 0 30.1 33.4 
Employees under section 303 of the CIA Act of 1964 

(when serving abroad) . NONE 19.5 23.0 

Member of Congress NONE 20.8 22.2 

Member of Capitol Police NONE 19.1 23.9 

Congressional Employee NONE 19.1 23.9 

Employees of US Postal Service - Regular NONE 13.7 14.7 

Employees of US Postal Service - Law Enforcement NONE 30.1 33.4 

FERS-RAE Contribution Rates 

Oct - 2015 Oct - 2019 

Category CPDF 

Code Agency% Agency% 

Regular KR 11.9 14.2 

Law Enforcement Officer, Firefighter, Member of the 

Supreme Court Police MR 28.4 31.6 

Air Traffic Controller LR 30.1 31.4 

Military Reserve Tech NR 15.4 16.8 

Customs and Border Protection Officers OR 28.4 31.6 

Employees under section 303 of the CIA Act of 1964 

(when serving abroad) NONE 17.8 21.3 

Member of Congress NONE 11.9 14.2 

Member of Capitol Police NONE 17.3 15.8 

Congressional Employee NONE 11.9 16.3 

Employees of US Postal Service - Regular NONE 11.9 12.8 

Employees of US Postal Service - Law Enforcement NONE 28.4 31.6 

FERS-FRAE Contribution Rates 

Oct - 2015 Oct- 2019 

Category CPDF 

Code Agency% Agency% 

Regular KF 11.9 14.2 

Law Enforcement Officer, Firefighter, Member of the 

Supreme Court Police MF 28.4 31.6 

Air Traffic Controller LF 30.1 31.4 

Military Reserve Tech NF 15.4 16.8 

Customs and Border Protection Officers OF 28.4 31.6 

Employees under section 303 of the CIA Act of 1964 

(when serving abroad) NONE 17.8 21.3 
Member of Congress NONE 11.9 

Member of Capitol Police NONE 17.3 

Congressional Employee NONE 11.9 

Employees of US Postal Service - Regular NONE 10.7 

Employees of US Postal Service - Law Enforcement NONE 27.2 

Inquiries 

If you have any questions regarding the information in this letter, please email us at 

FinancialBALs@opm.gov, or call us 202-606-0606. 

DENNIS D. COLEMAN 

Chief Financial Officer 

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