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No. You can contribute a maximum of $19,500 spread among all your 401(k) plans. If you overcontribute, you will have to withdraw the money or pay a penalty. Employees [fixed typo] age 50 and over can make an additional catch-up contribution of $6,500.

 

If you want to contribute more, you can contribute to an individual retirement account (IRA) even if you max out you 401(k) contribution.

 

The IRS says:

The limit on employee elective deferrals (for traditional and safe harbor plans) is:

  • $19,500 in 2021 and 2020 ($19,000 in 2019), subject to cost-of-living adjustments

Generally, you aggregate all elective deferrals you made to all plans in which you participate to determine if you have exceeded these limits. If a plan participant’s elective deferrals are more than the annual limit, find out how you can correct this plan mistake.


See: Deferral limits for 401(k) plans