2020
DC Survey: Plan Benchmarking

2020 Survey

2020 Survey

Default Deferral Rate

Many factors influence participant outcomes, but savings rates are often viewed as one of the best measures of long-term success—participants who save more stand to accumulate more over time. Because of this, it is encouraging to see that automatic enrollment continues to push savings rates higher: The percentage of defined contribution plans with a default deferral rate over 3%, a common benchmark, reached 52% this year—an all-time high. Not surprisingly, higher default deferral rates are also correlated with higher average overall participant deferral rates.

Default Deferral Rate

  • ≤2%
  • 3%
  • 4%
  • 5%
  • ≥6%
  • Other

Average Participant Deferral Rate, by Default Rate

<3%
6.2%
3% – 5%
7.3%
>5%
8.4%


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