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Higher catch-up contribution for individuals who attain age 60, 61, 62 or 63 in 2026, § 414(v)(2)(E)(i) (SECURE 2.0)

11250 USD/year

2026, from 2026-01-01 · verified 2026-10-03 against the official source · next expected change 2027-01-01

The limitation under section 414(v)(2)(E)(i) for catch-up contributions … that applies for individuals who attain age 60, 61, 62, or 63 in 2026 remains $11,250.

key

us/retirement/401k-catch-up-60-63

value

11250 USD/year

period

2026

effective

2026-01-01 to date

source

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-25-67.pdf

verified

2026-10-03 — fresh (34 days ago; next check by 2026-11-01)

next expected change

2027-01-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)

previous

11250 USD/year (2025) from 2025-01-01

scope

Cost-of-living adjusted limits under § 415(d) and related sections; effective 1 January 2026.

hash

sha256:bcf68a0b044ed88fc534ea63f90ad27be1e32c2659327d1d41bca39586fbe213

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/us/retirement/401k-catch-up-60-63?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/us/retirement/401k-catch-up-60-63

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