Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)

Employees who participate in OPERS have the option to select the Traditional Plan or the Member-Directed Plan. Details regarding the features of these plans are available in the information packet provided to new employees by OPERS and on the .

OPERS requires contributions from employees of 10% and �� may contribute up to 14.0%.

OPERS provides special retirement coverage for certain law enforcement officers (OPERS-LE). The OPERS-LE provision requires a 11.6% employee contribution and an employer contribution of 18.1%.

Retirement eligibility under the OPERS Traditional or Member-Directed Plan: Eligible at any age with 30 years of service or more, age 55 with at least 25 years of service, or age 60 with at least 5 years of service. Disability retirement benefits may be available after at least 5 years of service credit under the Traditional plan. There are no disability benefits available under the Member-Directed plan.

Retirement eligibility service years/age requirements for OPERS
Service Years	Age
30 years	Any
25 years	Age 55
5 years	Age 60

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