To qualify for pension and other benefits, members pay a monthly amount to the GEPF. Their employer also contributes by paying a certain amount every month.

All GEPF members pay 7.5% of their pensionable salary as their contribution to the Fund. Over and above this amount, the member’s employer contributes 13% of the member’s pensionable salary, unless they are a member of the South African National Defence Force or the intelligence communities. These employers contribute at the rate of 16% of the member’s pensionable salary.