9. Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans

The Company’s 401(k) plan covers all U.S. employees beginning the first day of the month following the first month of their employment. Under this plan, employees may elect to contribute up to 15% of their current compensation to the 401(k) plan up to the statutorily prescribed annual limit. The Company matches employee contributions up to 4% and may also make discretionary contributions to the 401(k) plan. The Company also contributes to various retirement plans for foreign employees.

The Company’s contributions to retirement plans were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
PCTEL, Inc. 401(k) Profit sharing Plan - US employees	$	173	$	168	$	533	$	509
Defined contribution plans - foreign employees		117		89		325	285
Total	$	290	$	257	$	858	$	794