From selecting a retirement plan -- Traditional Pension, Member-Directed or Combined -- that best meets your needs to helping you save for retirement, OPERS is with you through every step of your career.
What is OPERS?
Have you recently joined OPERS? Learn about the benefits we provide our members:
Retirement Plans
OPERS offers its members three retirement plans so you can choose the one that best meets your retirement needs and goals.
How to Select Your Plan
New members have 180 days to select a retirement plan. OPERS offers a number of educational resources – from webinars and recorded presentations, to a plan selection workbook and counseling – to help you make that decision.
Once you make your decision, register for an OPERS online account and you can select your plan online.
Ready to Retire
Are you close to or just considering retirement? These pages offer detailed information on the steps you need to take as you move toward retirement.
- Questions to ask yourself when considering retirement
- How to Apply for Retirement
- Required Documents
- What happens after you've retired
Refunding your account
After leaving OPERS employment, you have the option to refund your contributions, thereby receiving 100% of your employee contributions (the 10% of your salary that you contributed).
- Questions to ask yourself before refunding
- Learn the basics about refunding
- How to apply for a refund
Member Library
Read and print a number of member publications and forms including OPERS Newsletters, informational leaflets and handbooks.