What’s New
When Can You Retire? Understanding Your Eligibility
June 23, 2026
Knowing your retirement eligibility date matters well before you are ready to retire. It shapes when you can begin the formal retirement process, how you use your remaining years of service, and what your monthly benefit will look like, depending on wh …
Managing Pensions Efficiently: How MPERS Keeps Costs Low
June 23, 2026
Managing a public pension system involves long-term planning, careful oversight, and responsible use of member and employer contributions. At MPERS, cost control is a core part of how the System operates, helping ensure that benefits are delivered effi …
Creditable Service and Your MPERS Benefit
June 22, 2026
Your MPERS retirement benefit is calculated using three factors: your salary, your plan provisions, and your total creditable service. Of those three, creditable service is the one you have the most direct ability to influence while you are still worki …
Milestones
Early Career
New to MPERS
What's My Plan?
Retirement Terms 101
Mid-Career
Seminars & Webinars
Workplace Possibilities Program
Leaving State Employment
Divorce
Eligible to Retire
The Retirement Process
Seminars & Webinars
Make an Appointment
Apply for Retirement
Retired & Beneficiaries
Cost-of-Living Adjustments
Changing Your Tax Withholding
Working After Retirement
Survivor Benefits







