Membership and Contributions
KPERS Tier 2
Membership
Kansas law requires that all eligible employees become members. Throughout your career, you contribute part of your salary and your employer also contributes. We invest these funds and, when you retire, pay you a benefit for the rest of your life.
You are Tier 2 if you were:
- Hired on or after July 1, 2009.
- Inactive and not vested with ten years on July 1, 2009.
Tier 1 members who withdraw contributions, or leave employment before vesting, will be Tier 2 members if they return to employment.
Contributions, Interest and Service Credit
You contribute
6 percent of your gross earnings.
You earn 4 percent interest annually.
You automatically earn service credit for the years you work. After five years of service, you are guaranteed a monthly retirement benefit for the rest of your life. This is called "vesting" your benefit.
You Need to Claim KPERS Contributions on Your Kansas Income Tax Return