About the Benefits Calculator

Introduction

This calculator will allow you to generate an estimate of your future retirement benefits, however, it does not replace the actual calculation of benefits when you retire. If you are planning to retire, you should request estimates from the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS).

The calculator is a client-side javascript application which works within your web browser. No information is transmitted or stored anywhere.

Required Information

You will need to provide information about:

• yourself
• your beneficiary
• your employment history
• your salary

Additional information Contributory members need to provide:

• Retirement contributions to December 31, 1986
• Total accumulated contributions, plus interest

Additional information Hybrid members need to provide if Noncontributory service was upgraded:

• Year(s) and Month(s) of upgraded Noncontributory computed service
• Total cost for the upgraded Noncontributory service

Additional information for acquired or purchased service:

• Include any acquired or purchased service that you may have.
• All acquired or purchased service must be entered in the appropriate plan.

Things to Consider

The calculator will not:

• estimate your future retirement benefit using an “inflation factor”
• add interest to the estimated contributions
• estimate disability retirement benefits
• use any information from your ERS records, just the information you provide