I think new applicants pay more towards their pension. I pay 1.3 percent. .8 for the pension and .5 for the early retirement. (This accounts for the 1.7% per year for the first 20 years as a controller).
New hires are up to 4.9%. 4.4 percent for the pension and .5 for the early retirement.
Maybe someone on here can say if you get grandfathered in at the lower percent or if you will be stuck at the higher rate. At a level 12 the difference is roughly $5,500 a year. Times twenty five years that’s a big chunk!