<prompt> Human: Im fresh out of college and now have my first real job. I currently make 60,000 a year and need help understanding this 401k business. My employer matches 50 of my contributions up to 3,000. I am currently contributing 5 of my salary to my 401k. Is this enough to maximize my employers contributions? Thanks for the help!  <response>: They will put in up to 3,000? Or up to 1,500? Whichever it is, you need to put in double that amount to get the full match.So if they will put in 3,000 you need to put in 6,000. Paid biweekly? Divide 6,000 by 26 to get 230 out of every check that should be going in for your portion. Adjust your percentage up or down to get that dollar amount. 