Welcome to the Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS) website! We administer ten different retirement plans which provide retirement, survivor, and disability benefit coverage for Minnesota state employees as well as employees of the Metropolitan Council and many non-faculty employees at the University of Minnesota. MSRS covers over 50,000 active employees and currently pays monthly benefits to over 20,000 retirees, survivors, and disabled employees. In addition, we administer the State of Minnesota Deferred Compensation Plan and the Health Care Savings Plan. 


MSRS Board to Introduce Benefit Adjustments to Restore Stability to the Retirement Funds

Board proposes shared responsibility to get back on course The MSRS Board of Directors is proposing legislation during the 2010 Legislative Session to adjust benefits to ensure the retirement system has sufficient funds to pay benefits for retirees, active employees and future hires.

The proposed legislation follows almost two years of steep market declines. Although it appears that the economic recovery is underway, most experts predict a slow recovery.

"We were in a strong funding position going into the severe market drop and we've weathered the storm. Now is the time to get the ship back on course toward full funding, "explains MSRS Executive Director Dave Bergstrom. More...


What's New

MSRS Seminars For 2010
Retimement seminars for 2010 have been scheduled. More...

Important tax time reminders
Form 1099-R will be mailed by January 31, 2010. More...

MSRS Board of Directors 2010 Election Underway
The MSRS Board of Directors 2010 election is underway and the ballots are scheduled to be in the mail by February 5. More...