First limit is $22500, second limit is $66000
Two annual limits apply to contributions:
- A limit on employee elective salary deferrals. Salary deferrals are contributions an employee makes, in lieu of salary, to certain retirement plans:
- 401(k) plans
- 403(b) plans
- SARSEP IRA plans (Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension Plans)
- SIMPLE IRA plans (Savings Incentive Match Plans for Employees)
- An overall limit on contributions to a participant’s account. The limit applies to the total of:
- elective deferrals (but not catch-up contributions)
- employer matching contributions
- employer nonelective contributions
- allocations of forfeitures