2027 IRA Contribution Limits
Projected 2027 traditional and Roth IRA limits, plus SIMPLE and SEP figures.
Projected The agency has not published 2027 yet. Every 2027 figure below is our projection under the statutory formula (+3.06% C-CPI-U), shown so you can plan before the announcement — and replaced here the day the official number lands.
| Item | 2026 | 2027 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional + Roth IRA contribution limitPer individual, traditional and Roth combined | $7,500 | $7,500 | Projected |
| IRA catch-up contribution, age 50+Per individual aged 50 or over by year-end | $1,100 | $1,100 | Projected |
| IRA limit with age-50+ catch-upPer individual aged 50 or over | $8,600 | $8,600 | Projected |
| SIMPLE elective deferral limitPer employee (standard limit) | $17,000 | $17,500 | Projected |
| Higher SIMPLE deferral limit (SECURE 2.0 §117 eligible employers)Employers of 25 or fewer, or electing employers of 26–100 with the match/contribution bump | $18,100 | $19,100 | Projected |
| SIMPLE catch-up, age 50+Per employee aged 50 or over (standard limit) | $4,000 | $4,000 | Projected |
| Higher SIMPLE catch-up, age 50+ (SECURE 2.0 §117 eligible employers)Per employee aged 50 or over at eligible employers | $3,850 | $3,850 | Projected |
| Higher SIMPLE catch-up, ages 60–63 (SECURE 2.0 §109)Per employee who attains age 60–63 during the year | $5,250 | $5,250 | Projected |
| SEP minimum compensation thresholdEmployee inclusion floor (§408(k)(2)(C)) | $800 | $800 | Projected |
| SEP contribution limit (dollar cap)Lesser of 25% of compensation or the §415(c) dollar limit | $72,000 | $75,000 | Projected |
2026 figures as published by the publishing agency — source, retrieved 2026-09-19. Every figure on this page is read from a dataset at build time; none is typed into the page.
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Set under IRC §219(b)(5)(A),(C)(i). Indexed to C-CPI-U (SUUR0000SA0), Sep–Aug 12-month window. adjusted amount rounded down to the next lower $500 Base $5,000 grown by the §1(f)(3) cost-of-living adjustment with a 2007 base year. Because 2007 predates the TCJA switch, the denominator is the 2007 CPI-U window scaled by the 2016 C-CPI-U/CPI-U ratio (§1(f)(3)(A)(ii)+(B)); the result rounds DOWN to $500. The unrounded 2027 figure lands near $7,825 — comfortably inside the $7,500 step at any band point, so the limit projects unchanged (the publishing agency, retrieved 2026-09-19)
Common questions
Are the 2027 ira, simple ira / simple 401(k), sep figures final?
No. The agency publishes in the autumn. Until then the 2027 column here is a projection produced by applying the statutory indexing formula — C-CPI-U (SUUR0000SA0), Sep–Aug 12-month window, adjusted amount rounded down to the next lower $500 — to the official 2026 figures, using a +3.06% growth factor. It is labelled as a projection on every row, and this page is regenerated from the dataset the day the official figure lands.
What sets these numbers?
They are set under IRC §219(b)(5)(A),(C)(i). Indexed to C-CPI-U (SUUR0000SA0), Sep–Aug 12-month window. adjusted amount rounded down to the next lower $500 The 2026 figures are taken from the agency's own publication (the publishing agency, retrieved 2026-09-19).
What changed from 2026?
The table shows both years side by side so the change is readable directly. Where a row says unchanged, that is a statutory result, not an omission.
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