Likewise, I am sure SWA management would love to pay SWA pilots your payrates.
Oh, I don't doubt it, which is exactly why we're fighting to increase them, just as I hope you guys fight for a B-plan.
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Likewise, I am sure SWA management would love to pay SWA pilots your payrates.
A B-Plan does not have these limits.
Not true (as just about every Delta pilot can tell you this year).
The maximum employee + employer contribution towards retirement is covered under 415 limits which for this year is $45000. If you put the max $15500 into your 401k this year this leaves $29500 that the employer can contribute to ALL your retirement accounts (401k & DC aka B-plan in any combination). Any benefit due to you over this amount will come as taxable income.
I haven't put a dime into my 401k this year because my bankruptcy claim filled up my 415 limits which in turn gave me a 23% pay raise for the rest of the year (2% company 401K, 9% company DC, plus my personal 14% 401K contribution). Personally I'm not looking foward to January because the extra money has been nice.
Not true (as just about every Delta pilot can tell you this year).
The maximum employee + employer contribution towards retirement is covered under 415 limits which for this year is $45000. If you put the max $15500 into your 401k this year this leaves $29500 that the employer can contribute to ALL your retirement accounts (401k & DC aka B-plan in any combination). Any benefit due to you over this amount will come as taxable income.
I haven't put a dime into my 401k this year because my bankruptcy claim filled up my 415 limits which in turn gave me a 23% pay raise for the rest of the year (2% company 401K, 9% company DC, plus my personal 14% 401K contribution). Personally I'm not looking foward to January because the extra money has been nice.
That's all true, but like you said, the 401k limit is only $15,500. If you only had a 401k, then you'd max out your retirement contributions much quicker than with a B-plan. With AirTran's current 10.5% B-plan, I'd have to make $428k in a year to max out my retirement contributions under the rules that apply to B-plans. A $45k limit is much better than a $15,500 limit, which is what anyone with only a 401k has to live with.