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401(k): An Overview. Deferred compensation plans offer an additional choice for employees in retirement planning and are often used to supplement participation in a 401(k) plan. Deferred compensation is simply a plan in which an employee defers accepting part of their compensation until a specified future date.

Elective deferral limit The amount you can defer (including pre-tax and Roth contributions) to all your plans (not including 457(b) plans) is $22,500 in 2023 ($20,500 in 2022; $19,500 in 2020 and 2021; $19,000 in 2021).

Deferring compensation reduces your current year tax burden, which is valuable for high income earners in top tax brackets. Recognizing deferred compensation income at lower tax brackets when you're retired can save you money on taxes. Choosing to defer income is very difficult to reverse if your circumstances change.

Deferred compensation is a part of an employee's salary, which is set aside for later payment. Taxes on the profit are postponed in most situations before it is paid out. Deferred compensation forms include insurance schemes, contingency plans, and stock option plans.

Not only do you benefit from deferring income taxes until later, but the money you've socked away in your deferred compensation plan grows tax-deferred as well. This means you're not responsible for paying taxes on your investment growth until distribution.

If your new employer sponsors a Section 457(b) eligible deferred compensation plan, you may also transfer all or a portion of your Plan account balance directly to that employer's plan as long as the other plan will accept the transfer.

A deferred compensation plan withholds a portion of an employee's pay until a specified date, usually retirement. The lump sum owed to an employee in this type of plan is paid out on that date. Examples of deferred compensation plans include pensions, 401(k) retirement plans, and employee stock options.