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

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. Our mission is to prepare our members and participants to achieve financial success and security in retirement. 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.

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Provide your e-mail address to get member updates, notice of board meetings, press releases, and more.

Contact SERS

Contact SERS

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

Latest News

12/22/2025

Winter Weather Closes Wilkes-Barre Regional Office
The Wilkes-Barre regional office will be closed to the public due to weather conditions 12-23-2025. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely.

12/15/2025

Winter Weather Delays Opening of Bensalem Field Office
The Bensalem Field Office will operate on a 2-hour delay due to icy weather conditions today 12-15-2025. The office will open to the public at 10am. 

12/11/2025

Winter Weather Closes Wilkes-Barre Regional Office
The Wilkes-Barre regional office will be closed to the public due to weather conditions 12-11-2025. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely.

12/10/2025

Winter Weather Closes Seneca Regional Office
The Seneca regional office will close for in-person services at 2 p.m., today December 10, 2025. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely.

12/09/2025

Winter Weather Delays Opening of Wilkes-Barre Regional Office
The Wilkes-Barre regional office will open for in-person services at 10 a.m., Wed. Dec. 10, 2025.

12/09/2025

Penn SERS Board Holds Year-End Meeting
Pension Fund Investments Up More Than 11% Heading Into 4th Quarter

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement Board, meeting here today, received investment return reports detailing a year-to-date 11.29% return, net of fees, as of Sept. 30, 2025.

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12/02/2025

Winter Weather Closes & Delays Opening of Regional Offices to In-Person Services
The Wilkes-Barre and Harrisburg regional offices will be closed to in-person services today, due to weather conditions. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely.

The Pittsburgh and Seneca regional offices will open at 10:00 a.m. – two hours later than normal.

10/07/2025

Penn SERS Board Receives Reports Detailing Strong Investment Performance, Positive Audits

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement Board, meeting here today, received reports detailing strong investment performance and positive reports on SERS’ internal controls and actuarial services.

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