By contributing 5.00% of your salary to your retirement plan you may accumulate a plan balance of $219,585 at retirement at an out-of-pocket cost of just $69,897.<table class='pure-table' role='grid'><tr><th class='section'>Accumulation analysis</th><th scope="col">(%)</th><th scope="col">($)</th></tr><tr><td>Your contribution</td><td>5.0%</td><td>$3,750</td></tr><tr><td>Employer match</td><td>100.0%</td><td>$2,250</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum employer contribution</td><td>3.0%</td><td>$2,250</td></tr><tr><td>Your cumulative contributions</td><td></td><td>$69,897</td></tr><tr><td>Employer cumulative contributions</td><td></td><td>$41,938</td></tr><tr><td>Total before-tax value in year 16</td><td></td><td>$219,585</td></tr></table> <div id="chart1Container">Chart will load here</div> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- var myChart1 = new FusionCharts( "StackedColumn2D", "myChart1Id", "100%", "100%", "0", "1" ); myChart1.setXMLData("<chart showValues='0' showFCMenuItem='0' decimals='0' formatNumberScale='0' legendPosition='RIGHT' reverseLegend='1' caption='Retirement Plan Accumulation' xAxisName='Year' numberPrefix='$' bgColor='FFFFFF' showBorder='0' canvasBgColor='ffffff' showAlternateHGridColor='0' plotGradientColor='' numberSuffix='' thousandSeparator=',' decimalSeparator='.'><categories><category label='1' /><category label='' /><category label='3' /><category label='' /><category label='5' /><category label='' /><category label='7' /><category label='' /><category label='9' /><category label='' /><category label='11' /><category label='' /><category label='13' /><category label='' /><category label='15' /><category label='' /></categories><dataset seriesName='Current Balance' color='0B9191'><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /><set value='0.0' /></dataset><dataset seriesName='Your Contribution' color='F58127'><set value='3750.0' /><set value='7575.0' /><set value='11477.0' /><set value='15456.0' /><set value='19515.0' /><set value='23655.0' /><set value='27879.0' /><set value='32186.0' /><set value='36580.0' /><set value='41061.0' /><set value='45633.0' /><set value='50295.0' /><set value='55051.0' /><set value='59902.0' /><set value='64850.0' /><set value='69897.0' /></dataset><dataset seriesName='Employer Match' color='d8d8d8'><set value='2250.0' /><set value='4545.0' /><set value='6886.0' /><set value='9274.0' /><set value='11709.0' /><set value='14193.0' /><set value='16727.0' /><set value='19312.0' /><set value='21948.0' /><set value='24637.0' /><set value='27380.0' /><set value='30177.0' /><set value='33031.0' /><set value='35941.0' /><set value='38910.0' /><set value='41938.0' /></dataset><dataset seriesName='Interest Growth' color='4BAEAE'><set value='256.0' /><set value='1037.0' /><set value='2397.0' /><set value='4395.0' /><set value='7093.0' /><set value='10562.0' /><set value='14875.0' /><set value='20115.0' /><set value='26370.0' /><set value='33735.0' /><set value='42315.0' /><set value='52223.0' /><set value='63581.0' /><set value='76523.0' /><set value='91194.0' /><set value='107749.0' /></dataset></chart>"); 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