The remuneration earned by an employee for personal services rendered to an employer, including employee contributions, cost-of-living differentials, payments for leave that is actually used by the employee, the amount by which the employee’s wages are reduced and any amount deferred under an employer-sponsored deferred compensation plan, but does not include retirement benefits, severance pay or other separation bonuses, welfare benefits, per diem, expense allowances, workers’ compensation payments, or payments for leave not used by the employee whether those leave payments are scheduled payments, lump-sum payments, donations, or cash-ins; for a member first hired on or after July 1, 1996, compensation does not include remuneration in excess of the limitations set out in Internal Revenue Code.
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