​How does PERS work?​​​​

The Public Employees Retirement System functions through the partnership of three entities: the Oregon Legislature, Oregon State Treasury, and PERS, the agency. Learn more​ about the role each one plays in supporting your retirement system.

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PERS Expo 2022 website still available

If you missed “PERS Expo 2022: Aspire to Retire” in early October, don’t worry. You can still access the website to learn more about your PERS benefits and how you can create a secure retirement.

The Expo 2022 website will remain open until December 31, 2022.

You can explore information about your PERS benefits, additional retirement savings options, post-retirement health insurance options, the PERS retirement process, and other related topics. 

Resources include videos, recorded sessions and workshops, and retirement checklists. Check out the “Ask Experts” area of the website for questions your fellow public employees posed while the Expo event was live on October 5 and 6. Note that PERS is no longer accepting live questions via the website.

Return to the Expo website as often as you need to gain a better understanding of your PERS retirement benefits.

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We are happy to provide this Member Journey Map​ to help guide you through the times in your career and life when you may want to interact with PERS. The map provides helpful information and links to make your PERS journey as smooth as possible. Click on the above thumbnail to get to the fu​ll-sized graphic.​

Retiring soon? A note about the 2022 W-4P tax form

Retiring PERS members need to submit income tax withholding information to PERS using a W-4P form. 

The IRS revised the W-4P in January 2022, and PERS is now accepting the 2022 revised form. 

If you are applying for retirement, use the PERS 2022 W-4P form for your membership type — Tier One/Tier Two or OPSRP. 

You also can find the updated W-4Ps included with other important forms in the retirement application packets for your membership type — Tier One/Tier Two and OPSRP​.