By contributing 10.00% of your salary to your retirement plan you may accumulate a plan balance of $6,310,088 at retirement at an out-of-pocket cost of just $870,905.<table class='pure-table' role='grid'><tr><th class='section'>Accumulation analysis</th><th scope="col">(%)</th><th scope="col">($)</th></tr><tr><td>Your contribution</td><td>10.0%</td><td>$13,228</td></tr><tr><td>Employer match</td><td>100.0%</td><td>$6,614</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum employer contribution</td><td>5.0%</td><td>$6,614</td></tr><tr><td>Your cumulative contributions</td><td></td><td>$870,905</td></tr><tr><td>Employer cumulative contributions</td><td></td><td>$437,676</td></tr><tr><td>Total before-tax value in year 37</td><td></td><td>$6,310,088</td></tr></table> <div id="chart1Container">Chart will load here</div> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- var myChart1 = new FusionCharts( "StackedColumn2D", "myChart1Id", "100%", "100%", "0", "1" ); myChart1.setXMLData("<chart showValues='0' showFCMenuItem='0' 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