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PERS and retirement benefits


About the Public Employees Retirement System

What is PERS?     

How PERS is funded    

PERS Funding Policy (September 2025)    

How employers can join PERS    

Annual reports    

Glossary of PERS terms    

Rules and statutes that govern PERS    

About the PERS retirement benefits

Overview of PERS benefits for new employees    

PERS pension plan     

Individual Account Program (IAP)    

Oregon Savings Growth Plan (OSGP)    

Disability benefits    

PERS Health Insurance Plan for retirees (PHIP)    

Supplementary PERS accounts and plans    

Programs for employer-rate control

Member redirect    

Salary limit    

Work after retirement (until 2034)    

Resources for employer reporters

 

New reporters

Introduction to PERS reporting   

New Employer Reporter Welcome Guide    

Getting an EDX account   

Employer training   

Employer reporter resources, checklists   

Employer manuals and guides   

Employer Data Exchange (EDX) resources, instructions

Learning how to use EDX   

Account unlock and update   

Automated data upload   

Test environment instructions   

Reporting wages

Payment categories chart (PDF)   

Regular report dates   

Wage-reporting resources   

Reporting leave without pay   

Employer Service Center (ESC)

ESC representatives list   

ESC training   

Requesting help from ESC   

Paying your invoice

ACH transfer dates   

Payment and reporting resources   

Employer invoicing (how, when, special charges)   

Paying for PERS (instructions and forms)   

Resources for finance and leadership

 

Actuarial resources and reports

Actuarial presentations and reports by year    

Actuarial valuation reports    

GASB reporting resources    

Actuarial and financial reporting resources    

Actuarial and financial reporting resources for employers     

Unfunded Actuarial Liability Resolution Program (UALRP) guides    

Account earnings

Annual earnings crediting    

Current earnings    

Side accounts and Employer Incentive Fund (EIF)

Side accounts and pension obligation bonds    

Employer Incentive Fund    

Employer Rate-Projection Tool    

Unfunded Actuarial Liability Resolution Program (UALRP)    

Employer contribution rates

Contribution rates    

Controlling costs

Controlling your costs    

Employer pooling    

Rate-relief programs    

Understanding your statement    

Social Security coverage

Section 218 Social Security coverage

Forms

 

Employer forms    

Certification forms    

Member forms    

General instructions

General instructions for filling out forms    

Specific instructions

CIC form instructions    

ER Data form instructions    

Web Administrator Agreement form instructions    

Popular links

 

Employer Reporting Guides  

Employer Contribution Rates  

Employer Rate Summary  

What Is PERS?  

About the Individual Account Program (IAP)  

Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Resources  

Employer Training  

Overview of PERS Benefits for Your Employees  

Work After Retirement (employing PERS retirees)  

Salary Limit: Information for Employer Reporters  

Contact the Employer Service Center (ESC)   

Designating a Preretirement Beneficiary (instructions and forms)  

Education

 

Employer training  

Employer webinars (past and future)  

Video library  

Member education presentations  

Employer reporting guides and quick references  

News and events

 

Employer news  

Employer events  

PERS Board meetings  

Employer Advisory Group meetings   

Frequently asked questions

 

EDX invoice (BEF admin fee, SS fee, wash, downloading invoice)  

EDX reporting (work period dates, unused sick leave, Paid Leave Oregon, eligibility, subject wages, hire intent, reporting death)  

Reporting special circumstances (work after retirement, reporting hours for college/university academic employees, changing IAP contribution type, data verification, domestic partner medical premiums)  

Reporting leave without pay (when and how to report)  

Reporting Paid Leave Oregon leave  

Actuarial topics (MFD #10 rate, PERS rates)   

PERS topics (joining PERS, PERS complexity)  

Voluntary contributions (starting, stopping, managing voluntary contributions)  

Videos














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