Retirement Plans
Primary Retirement Plans (with Employer Contributions)
Eligibility for New York State and SUNY retirement plans with employer contributions depend upon your employee affiliation. See "Benefits at a Glance" for your employee group for eligibility details. The primary retirement plans are:
New York State Employees' Retirement System (ERS)
New York State Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
Optional Retirement Program (ORP) - (common remitter is TIAA-CREF)
ERS, TRS, and ORP Tier VI Information
Retirement Planning Resources
This takes you to a page containing a list of links to external websites that offer retirement planning resources.
SUNY ORP Vendor Performance
This is an external link that contains current quarterly performance data on the investment fund options available to SUNY faculty and staff who participate in the SUNY Optional Retirement Plan.
Tax Deferred Retirement Savings Programs
In addition to your primary employer-contribution retirement plan, you may contribute to a supplemental plan. Click this heading for information on setting up an SRA, TDA or NYS Deferred Compensation.
