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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.
Provides you with the option to choose your own investments and assume the risk.
Available to most employees hired after 1/1/19.
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.
Provides you with a voluntary supplemental investment
plan with tax deferred savings.
Available to most active employees.
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.
Estimate your future retirement benefit or the federal tax withholding from your current pension payments.
Provide your e-mail address to get member updates, notice of board meetings, press releases, and more.
Contact SERS with questions about your specific plan or fill out our contact form for general questions.
01/28/2026
Retirees: Your Annual Statement Is in the Mail
Today, we mailed your Personal Statement of Pension Payments, featuring the 2026 payment calendar, directly from our print and mail vendor in Claysburg, PA. A copy of your statement is available in your online member services account.
If you would like to receive retiree updates directly to your e-mail, sign up here.
01/26/2026
Winter Weather Closes Regional Offices to In-Person Services
Due to weather conditions, the Bensalem, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, State College, and Wilkes-Barre Regional Offices will be closed to in-person services on Monday, 1/26 & Tuesday, 1/27, while Seneca, and Montoursville will be closed to in-person services on Monday, 1/26. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely.
01/20/2026
Retirees: 1099-R Tax Documents Are in the Mail
Today we mailed your 1099-R tax documents directly from our print and mail vendor in Claysburg, PA. If you do not receive your 1099-R tax documents by February 3, 2026, please contact a SERS Defined Benefit Plan Specialist at 1.800.633.5461.
You can expect your account statement, featuring the 2026 payment calendar, in about a week. It, too, will be mailed from Claysburg.
If you would like to receive retiree updates directly to your e-mail, sign up here.
01/20/2026
2026 Contribution Limits for Deferred Comp
Maximum contribution limits for your supplemental deferred comp plan
Increasing your contributions – even by a small amount – can make a meaningful difference over time thanks to compounding growth and tax advantages. Check out the winter 2025 Deferred Compensation Plan Newsfor more information on contribution limits and special catch-up provisions.
If you don’t yet have a deferred comp account, enroll online or contact a deferred comp specialist today at 1.866.737.7457.
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.
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.
