For Members
Alameda Corrections
This page contains updates concerning SCERS’ Final Compensation Review Policy affected by the July 30, 2020 California Supreme Court decision in the case of Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association et al. v. Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association and Board of Retirement of ACERA (“Alameda”). That decision has had important implications for SCERS and its members, possibly impacting the calculation of retirement allowances.
Benefit Calculator
How to use the SCERS Retirement Benefit Calculator
If you are currently a member of SCERS and you wish to review
your SCERS account, click here:
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Calculator with Data
If you are not a member of SCERS, click here:
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Calculator without Data
SCERS Member Handbooks
SCERS provides two Member Handbooks based on dates of hire:
Legacy Members
(hired before January 1, 2013)
Members subject to PEPRA
(hired after December 31, 2012)
SCERS Holiday and Payment Calendar
Here are the Sacramento County holidays/office closures and the retirement pay dates for 2021. SCERS benefits are paid on the last working day of every month.
SCERS Videos
SCERS is pleased to offer a series of animated videos designed to help our members better understand their journey toward retirement. For additional videos, please visit our YouTube channel located here.
Life Events
Throughout your time as an active member of SCERS, use the list below to assist you in determining what steps to take should any of the following life events occur.
Pension Planning Webinars
SCERS Pension Planning Webinars provide information, answers to frequently asked questions, and tailored resources for members within one year of retirement.
- Social Security Retirement and Medicare Basics
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
- "Time Off to Attend Retirement Planning Program"
- SCERS Retirement FAQs
- Retiree Deferred Compensation, Benefit and Medicare webinars
- SCERS Webinar Presentation Slides 3-21-24
- Sac County Employee Benefits Office Webinar Presentation Slides 3-21-24
- Read more
Schedule an Appointment
SCERS is always here to help. If you’d like to schedule a 45 minute in-person or telephone appointment with a Benefits Specialist, please select a date and time below. We are unable to accommodate same-day appointments and walk-in availability is not guaranteed.
Note: If you plan to retire soon, keep in mind that retirement applications cannot be processed beyond 60 days before the requested retirement effective date.
Contribution Rates
- 2018-19 Fiscal Year - Members
- 2018-19 Fiscal Year - Employers
- 2019-20 Fiscal Year - Members
- 2019-20 Fiscal Year - Employers
- 2020-21 Fiscal Year - Members
- 2020-21 Fiscal Year - Employers
- 2020-21 Fiscal Year - County and Elected Officials
- 2020-21 Fiscal Year - Superior Court and Special Districts
- 2019-20 Fiscal Year - County and Elected Officials
- 2019-20 Fiscal Year - Superior Court and Special Districts
- 2018-19 Fiscal Year - County and Elected Officials
- 2018-19 Fiscal Year - Superior Court and Special Districts
- 2021-22 Fiscal Year - Members
- 2021-22 Fiscal Year - Employers
- 2021-22 Fiscal Year - County and Elected Officials
- 2021-22 Fiscal Year - Superior Court and Special Districts
- 2022-23 Fiscal Year - Employers
- 2022-23 Fiscal Year - Members
- 2022-23 Fiscal Year - County and Elected Officials
- 2022-23 Fiscal Year - Superior Court and Special Districts
- 2023-24 Fiscal Year - Members
- 2023-24 Fiscal Year - Employers
- 2023-24 Fiscal Year - County and Elected Officials
- 2023-24 Fiscal Year - Superior Court and Special Districts
- 2024-25 Fiscal Year - Members
- 2024-25 Fiscal Year - Employers
- 2024-25 Fiscal Year - County and Elected Officials
- 2024-25 Fiscal Year - Superior Court and Special Districts
- Read more
Retiree COLA
The retiree cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is based on the average annual change in the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area. According to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, the SCERS Board must determine the appropriate COLA for SCERS retirement benefits and implement that COLA on April 1st of each year.
Member Interest Crediting Rates
SCERS credits interest semi-annually, on June 30 and December 31, to member account balances that have been on deposit for the entire six months immediately prior to the interest crediting date.