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Maximum Retirement Plan Limits
| Year | Wage Limit | Social Security Wage Base | 401(k) Deferral Limit | 401(k) Catch-Up Limit | Defined Contribution Plans - Contribution Limit | Defined Benefit Plans - Benefit Limit | Highly
Compen- sated Employee |
Key Employee Officer |
| 2009 | 245,000 | 106,800 | 16,500 | 5,500 | 49,000 | 195,000 | 110,000 | 160,000 |
| 2008 | 230,000 | 102,000 | 15,500 | 5,000 | 46,000 | 185,000 | 105,000 | 150,000 |
| 2007 | 225,000 | 97,500 | 15,500 | 5,000 | 45,000 | 180,000 | 100,000 | 145,000 |
| 2006 | 220,000 | 94,200 | 15,000 | 5,000 | 44,000 | 175,000 | 100,000 | 140,000 |
| 2005 | 210,000 | 90,000 | 14,000 | 4,000 | 42,000 | 170,000 | 95,000 | 135,000 |
| 2004 | 205,000 | 87,900 | 13,000 | 3,000 | 41,000 | 165,000 | 90,000 | 130,000 |
| 2003 | 200,000 | 87,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 | 40,000 | 160,000 | 90,000 | 130,000 |
| 2002 | 200,000 | 84,900 | 11,000 | 1,000 | 40,000 | 160,000 | 90,000 | 130,000 |
| 2001 | 170,000 | 80,400 | 10,500 | na | 35,000 | 140,000 | 85,000 | 70,000 |
| 2000 | 170,000 | 76,200 | 10,500 | na | 30,000 | 135,000 | 85,000 | 67,500 |
| 1999 | 160,000 | 72,600 | 10,000 | na | 30,000 | 130,000 | 80,000 | 65,000 |
| 1998 | 160,000 | 68,400 | 10,000 | na | 30,000 | 130,000 | 80,000 | 65,000 |
| 1997 | 160,000 | 65,400 | 9,500 | na | 30,000 | 125,000 | 80,000 | 62,500 |
| 1996 | 150,000 | 62,700 | 9,500 | na | 30,000 | 120,000 | 100,000 | 60,000 |
| 1995 | 150,000 | 61,200 | 9,240 | na | 30,000 | 120,000 | 100,000 | 60,000 |
| 1994 | 150,000 | 60,600 | 9,240 | na | 30,000 | 118,800 | 99,000 | |
| 1993 | 235,840 | 57,600 | 8,994 | na | 30,000 | 115,641 | 96,368 | |
| 1992 | 228,860 | 55,500 | 8,728 | na | 30,000 | 112,221 | 93,518 | |
| 1991 | 222,220 | 53,400 | 8,475 | na | 30,000 | 108,963 | 90,803 | |
| 1990 | 209,200 | 51,300 | 7,979 | na | 30,000 | 102,582 | 85,485 |