Except for supreme and district court judges, who are not eligible for benefits under this section, a member’s account balance includes vested employer contributions equal to the member’s contributions to the deferred compensation plan for public employees under chapter 54-52.2, or member contributions to other participating employer supplemental Internal Revenue Code section 457 or 403(b) retirement programs as approved by the board, with the minimum member contribution being twenty-five dollars. However, the vested employer contribution may not exceed:

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1.    For months one through twelve of service credit, twenty-five dollars or one percent of the member’s monthly salary, whichever is greater.

2.    For months thirteen through twenty-four of service credit, twenty-five dollars or two percent of the member’s monthly salary, whichever is greater.

3.    For months twenty-five through thirty-six of service credit, twenty-five dollars or three percent of the member’s monthly salary, whichever is greater.

4.    For service exceeding thirty-six months, twenty-five dollars or four percent of the member’s monthly salary, whichever is greater.

5.    The vested employer contribution may not exceed four percent of the member’s monthly salary.

Vested employer contributions must be credited monthly to the member’s account balance.