Deferred compensation is often considered better than a 401(k) for highly-compensated executives looking to reduce their tax burden. Contribution limits on deferred compensation plans can also be much higher than 401(k) limits.
The CalPERS 457 Plan is a voluntary deferred retirement savings plan that allows you to defer any amount, subject to annual limits, from your paycheck on a pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax basis. Roth contributions, and their earnings, can benefit from the power of tax-deferred compounding.
The City of San José Deferred Compensation plan allows you to roll over retirement plan assets you may hold from either a past or future employer into the plan if you receive an eligible rollover distribution. Currently, the City of San José 457 Plan accepts rollovers from 457(b), 401(a), 403(b), and 401(k) plans.
An eligible deferred compensation plan under IRC Section 457(b) is an agreement or arrangement (which may be an individual employment agreement) under which the payment of compensation is deferred (whether by salary reduction or by nonelective employer contribution).
Receiving your deferred compensation in installments over several years can reduce your tax bill, because the smaller installment payments will typically be taxed at a lower rate than a larger lump-sum payment will be.
Elective deferral limit The amount you can defer (including pre-tax and Roth contributions) to all your plans (not including 457(b) plans) is $23,000 in 2024 ($22,500 in 2023; $20,500 in 2022; $19,500 in 2020 and 2021; $19,000 in 2021).
The purpose of the PTC Plan is to provide part-time, temporary and contract employees, and Council Assistants (who are not members of a City retirement plan other than an eligible deferred compensation plan) with a retirement program by requiring them to enter into agreement with the City of San José which will provide ...
401(k) plans and 403(b) plans offer very similar benefits. As such, one isn't really better than the other. The main difference is that each plan is offered to employees of different types of companies. Another key difference between the plans is that 403(b) plans also offer a $15,000 catch-up.