By contributing 10.00% of your salary to your retirement plan you may accumulate a plan balance of $1,250,942 at retirement at an out-of-pocket cost of just $391,709.<table class='pure-table' role='grid'><tr><th class='section'>Accumulation analysis</th><th scope="col">(%)</th><th scope="col">($)</th></tr><tr><td>Your contribution</td><td>10.0%</td><td>$18,000</td></tr><tr><td>Employer match</td><td>100.0%</td><td>$5,400</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum employer contribution</td><td>3.0%</td><td>$5,400</td></tr><tr><td>Your cumulative contributions</td><td></td><td>$391,709</td></tr><tr><td>Employer cumulative contributions</td><td></td><td>$117,513</td></tr><tr><td>Total before-tax value in year 17</td><td></td><td>$1,250,942</td></tr></table> <div id="chart1Container">Chart will load here</div> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- var myChart1 = new FusionCharts( "StackedColumn2D", "myChart1Id", "100%", "100%", "0", "1" ); myChart1.setXMLData("<chart showValues='0' showFCMenuItem='0' decimals='0' formatNumberScale='0' legendPosition='RIGHT' reverseLegend='1' caption='Retirement Plan Accumulation' xAxisName='Year' numberPrefix='$' 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='' /><category label='17' /></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' /><set value='0.0' /></dataset><dataset seriesName='Your Contribution' color='F58127'><set value='18000.0' /><set value='36540.0' /><set value='55636.0' /><set value='75305.0' /><set value='95564.0' /><set value='116431.0' /><set value='137924.0' /><set value='160062.0' /><set value='182864.0' /><set value='206350.0' /><set value='230540.0' /><set value='255457.0' /><set value='281120.0' /><set value='307554.0' /><set value='334780.0' /><set value='362824.0' /><set value='391709.0' /></dataset><dataset seriesName='Employer Match' color='d8d8d8'><set value='5400.0' /><set value='10962.0' /><set value='16691.0' /><set value='22592.0' /><set value='28669.0' /><set value='34929.0' /><set value='41377.0' /><set value='48019.0' /><set value='54859.0' /><set value='61905.0' /><set value='69162.0' /><set value='76637.0' /><set value='84336.0' /><set value='92266.0' /><set value='100434.0' /><set value='108847.0' /><set value='117513.0' /></dataset><dataset seriesName='Interest Growth' color='4BAEAE'><set value='1255.0' /><set value='5135.0' /><set value='11991.0' /><set value='22212.0' /><set value='36231.0' /><set value='54528.0' /><set value='77636.0' /><set value='106148.0' /><set value='140718.0' /><set value='182076.0' /><set value='231029.0' /><set value='288471.0' /><set value='355394.0' /><set value='432897.0' /><set value='522196.0' /><set value='624640.0' /><set value='741721.0' /></dataset></chart>"); 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