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Defined
Benefit Plan
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Provides you with a pension or guaranteed monthly payments for life.
Available to employees hired before 1/1/19 and certain law enforcement and security positions after.

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Defined
Contribution Plan
Account Sign In

Provides you with the option
to choose your own investments
and assume the risk.
Available to most employees
hired after 1/1/19.

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Hybrid
Plan
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Provides you with a combined retirement benefit, which includes a pension and investment plan.
Default retirement plan for most employees hired after 1/1/19.

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Deferred
Compensation Plan
Account Sign In

Provides you with a voluntary supplemental investment
plan with tax deferred savings.
Available to most active employees.

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Welcome to SERS

Established in 1923, the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System is one of the nation's oldest and largest statewide retirement plans for public employees. We are proud to serve you and thank you for your work to make Pennsylvania great.

New members can use this website to learn about your retirement benefit, particularly some choices you need to make when you're first hired. Active members can run estimates to see how your retirement benefit grows as your years of service and salary change. Members who are getting ready to retire can read about payment options and get a check list for your counseling session. Retired members can get duplicate tax forms and click through to the Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund - the PEBTF - for more about your health care.

Online Calculators

Online Calculators

Estimate your future retirement benefit or the federal tax withholding from your current pension payments.

Online Calculators

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Contact SERS

Contact SERS

Contact SERS with questions about your specific plan or fill out our contact form for general questions.

Latest News

09/29/2021

Penn SERS Board Approves 2021 Stress Testing Report;
Announces Second Quarter Investment Performance, Approves Investments of $225 Million

The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System Board, meeting here today, approved its third annual Stress Testing and Risk Assessment report, which reviews a wide range of investment-related, contribution-related, and demographic-related risks and “what if” scenarios that could affect the long-term health and stability of the State Employees’ Retirement Fund.

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09/01/2021
Harrisburg Field Office Closing Early

The Harrisburg field office will be closing at 12:30 p.m. today, due to the flooding risks associated with tropical depression Ida.

All other field offices remain closed to the public until next Tuesday, when the temporary closures associated with COVID-19 safety precautions are scheduled to end.   

07/28/2021
Penn SERS Board Names James G. Nolan Chief Investment Officer
Maintains 7% Assumed Rate of Return; Adjusts Defined Benefit Plan’s Policy Target Asset Allocation

The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System Board, meeting here today, named Acting Chief Investment Officer James G. Nolan to the position permanently.

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07/01/2021
Penn SERS 2020 Financial Report Available

The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System today announced the release of its 2020 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), previously referred to as the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, for the calendar year ended Dec. 31, 2020.


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