Your employer's obligations
Your employer's contributions
Under the Superannuation Guarantee, your employer must contribute 9% of your earnings each year. For example, if you earn $50,000, your employer's contribution must be $4,500.
Generally, the 9% is based on 'ordinary time' earnings, which means earnings for your ordinary hours of work. 'Earnings' is defined in more detail by law, by your terms of employment or by the superannuation fund's trust deed.
In most cases, you or your employer can pay extra money into your superannuation at any time.
WA State Government employers pay Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions every fortnight.