Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System
Source: http://sers.pa.gov
Archived: 2026-04-23 15:19
Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System
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Defined
Benefit Plan
Account Sign In
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.
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.
Hybrid
Plan
Account Sign In
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.
Deferred
Compensation Plan
Account Sign In
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
Estimate your future retirement benefit or the federal tax withholding from your current pension payments.
Sign Up for News
Provide your e-mail address to get member updates, notice of board meetings, press releases, and more.
Contact SERS
Contact SERS with questions about your specific plan or fill out our contact form for general questions.
Latest News
04/14/2026
Pittsburgh Regional Office Closure - 4/22, 4/23 & 4/24
Due to the NFL draft impacting traffic in the area, the Pittsburgh regional office will be closed to in-person services on Wednesday 4/22, Thursday, 4/23 & Friday, 4/24. SERS staff will be supporting our members remotely.
04/10/2026
Your Pension Contributions Continue as Usual
With recent news of the United States Postal Service halting contributions to its pension plan for postal service employees, we want to assure you that your employing state agency, board, or commission continues to fund your pension contributions as usual. The postal service pension plan has no connection to your SERS pension plan.
03/18/2026
Active Members: Your 2025 SERS Statement is in the Mail
Your 2025 SERS statement has mailed from our print-and-mail vendor in Claysburg, PA.
While you can view and print your statement in your
online account
now, we have also mailed you a hard copy. Please allow ten days for delivery.
Your statement provides a snapshot of all your SERS retirement plans as of December 31, 2025, whether you have one or multiple SERS retirement plans. The statement lists the number of beneficiaries you have on file for each plan.
Beneficiaries are plan specific
, so if you contribute to more than one SERS retirement plan, you will need to name beneficiaries for each plan.
Please review your annual statement for accuracy and keep it with your other important financial documents. Your combined statement will help you plan for your retirement.
If you do not receive your member statement by April 1, 2026, please contact a SERS plan specialist at
ra-sersretc@pa.gov
or 1.800.633.5461.
If you would like to receive member updates directly to your e-mail,
sign up here
.
03/17/2026
Winter Weather Impacts In-Person Services
Due to icy conditions, the
Seneca
and
State College
regional offices will open at 10:00 a.m. today for in-person services. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely to help members during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
03/16/2026
Severe Storms Impact In-Person Services
Due to the forecasted storms, the
Bensalem
,
Harrisburg
,
Pittsburgh
, and
Wilkes-Barre
regional offices are closing early today. Bensalem is closing at 3:00 p.m. and the rest are closing at 12:30 p.m. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely to help members.
03/03/2026
Penn SERS Investments Earned Nearly 13.7% in 2025
Returns Added Approximately $5.2 Billion for Pension Benefits
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement Board, meeting here today, received investment reports detailing an approximately 13.7% return in 2025 that added approximately $5.2 billion to the SERS Fund for pension benefits. As of Dec. 31, 2025, the SERS Fund totaled $42.6 billion.
Read The Press Release
03/02/2026
Winter Weather Impacts In-Person Services
Due to the forecasted winter weather, the
Bensalem
,
Harrisburg
,
Montoursville
, Pittsburgh
,
State College
, and
Wilkes-Barre
regional offices will open for in-person services at 10:00 am tomorrow, Tue. 03/03/2026. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely to help members during normal business hours from 8:00 am to 4:30 p.m.
02/17/2026
SERS 2026 Supplemental Budget Book Released
The
budget book
provides detailed information about the retirement plans SERS administered in 2025 and proposed budgets for commonwealth fiscal year 2026-27. Key data is provided in a
budget handout
that includes the budget highlights, snapshots of data for each SERS-administered retirement plan, and the
2025 Pension Payments By County map
.
Additional News
|
Active Member Updates
|
Retired Member Updates
Board Meeting Livestream
Defined
Benefit Plan
Account Sign In
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.
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.
Hybrid
Plan
Account Sign In
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.
Deferred
Compensation Plan
Account Sign In
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
Estimate your future retirement benefit or the federal tax withholding from your current pension payments.
Sign Up for News
Provide your e-mail address to get member updates, notice of board meetings, press releases, and more.
Contact SERS
Contact SERS with questions about your specific plan or fill out our contact form for general questions.
Latest News
04/14/2026
Pittsburgh Regional Office Closure - 4/22, 4/23 & 4/24
Due to the NFL draft impacting traffic in the area, the Pittsburgh regional office will be closed to in-person services on Wednesday 4/22, Thursday, 4/23 & Friday, 4/24. SERS staff will be supporting our members remotely.
04/10/2026
Your Pension Contributions Continue as Usual
With recent news of the United States Postal Service halting contributions to its pension plan for postal service employees, we want to assure you that your employing state agency, board, or commission continues to fund your pension contributions as usual. The postal service pension plan has no connection to your SERS pension plan.
03/18/2026
Active Members: Your 2025 SERS Statement is in the Mail
Your 2025 SERS statement has mailed from our print-and-mail vendor in Claysburg, PA.
While you can view and print your statement in your
online account
now, we have also mailed you a hard copy. Please allow ten days for delivery.
Your statement provides a snapshot of all your SERS retirement plans as of December 31, 2025, whether you have one or multiple SERS retirement plans. The statement lists the number of beneficiaries you have on file for each plan.
Beneficiaries are plan specific
, so if you contribute to more than one SERS retirement plan, you will need to name beneficiaries for each plan.
Please review your annual statement for accuracy and keep it with your other important financial documents. Your combined statement will help you plan for your retirement.
If you do not receive your member statement by April 1, 2026, please contact a SERS plan specialist at
ra-sersretc@pa.gov
or 1.800.633.5461.
If you would like to receive member updates directly to your e-mail,
sign up here
.
03/17/2026
Winter Weather Impacts In-Person Services
Due to icy conditions, the
Seneca
and
State College
regional offices will open at 10:00 a.m. today for in-person services. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely to help members during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
03/16/2026
Severe Storms Impact In-Person Services
Due to the forecasted storms, the
Bensalem
,
Harrisburg
,
Pittsburgh
, and
Wilkes-Barre
regional offices are closing early today. Bensalem is closing at 3:00 p.m. and the rest are closing at 12:30 p.m. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely to help members.
03/03/2026
Penn SERS Investments Earned Nearly 13.7% in 2025
Returns Added Approximately $5.2 Billion for Pension Benefits
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement Board, meeting here today, received investment reports detailing an approximately 13.7% return in 2025 that added approximately $5.2 billion to the SERS Fund for pension benefits. As of Dec. 31, 2025, the SERS Fund totaled $42.6 billion.
Read The Press Release
03/02/2026
Winter Weather Impacts In-Person Services
Due to the forecasted winter weather, the
Bensalem
,
Harrisburg
,
Montoursville
, Pittsburgh
,
State College
, and
Wilkes-Barre
regional offices will open for in-person services at 10:00 am tomorrow, Tue. 03/03/2026. Plan specialists and other staff will be working remotely to help members during normal business hours from 8:00 am to 4:30 p.m.
02/17/2026
SERS 2026 Supplemental Budget Book Released
The
budget book
provides detailed information about the retirement plans SERS administered in 2025 and proposed budgets for commonwealth fiscal year 2026-27. Key data is provided in a
budget handout
that includes the budget highlights, snapshots of data for each SERS-administered retirement plan, and the
2025 Pension Payments By County map
.
Additional News
|
Active Member Updates
|
Retired Member Updates