Annuities are expressed as a percentage of high-3 average salary. The high-3 average salary is the highest three years of base pay or salary earned in any consecutive three-year period usually the last 78 pay periods. Full months beyond the last full year are credited proportionately.
Note: While unused sick leave cannot be counted toward the high-3 years of average salary or for establishing eligibility for retirement, it is used in the calculation as time actually served.
However, CSRS Offset employees who retire and are eligible for a Social Security benefit at age 62 or later if they retire after age 62 will have their CSRS annuities reduced by the amount of the Social Security benefit that is attributable to their offset service. If they are not eligible for Social Security benefits at those points in time, there will be no offset to their CSRS annuities. The two amounts will be sent to OPM to determine the correct offset.
Previously, individuals retiring under CSRS who were employed on a part-time basis during their final three years of service have had their annuities computed using two different high-three average salaries. The annuity calculation for service performed before April 7, , utilizes a high-three average salary based upon the highest rates of pay actually received by the individual, which may be for a period prior to the final three years of service.
In other words, under law prior to this amendment, one high-three average salary was based on the pay actually received and the other based on pay the individual would have received assuming they worked full-time the deemed high-three.
Section does not change the other provisions applicable to calculation of annuities involving part-time service. The amendment applies only to annuities based on a separation from service occurring on or after October 28, This comprehensive spreadsheet accurately project the CSRS annuity and survivor benefit for the next 40 years. The spreadsheet also provides a list of annual COLAs going back to and provides the average 2, 3, 5, 10 and 42 year COLA growth to give you an idea of what to use in your estimate.
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Also, contact your Human Resource Department and request several estimates for target retirement dates. Most ask for an estimate for the end of the year, December 31 for FERS or January 3rd for CSRS employees, because you are able to sell back your accumulated annual leave when you retire. You can carry over hours of leave each year and your final year can add another hours if you are in he highest annual leave category earning 8 hours a pay.
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