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. 

Pension Health: An Accurate Scenario
The chairs of the Boards of Trustees for MSRS, PERA and TRA responded Friday, January 27, to a recent commentary by the Minnesota Taxpayers Association in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Click here for the Boards' response, and here for the original commentary.

MSRS Board of Directors 2012 Election Results
The results of MSRS' Board of Directors election were tallied on March 15, 2012. More...

What's New

Dayton signs 2012 Omnibus Retirement Bill
Governor Mark Dayton signed the 2012 Omnibus Retirement Bill on Thursday, May 10. More...

Public Pensions: Myth vs Fact
There are a lot of misconceptions, misunderstandings, and myths about MSRS and public pension plans. Here are some facts to help set the record straight. More...

Funding Status Improves
The Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS) retirement plans' funding levels show improvement over the previous year's levels. More...

2012 Seminar Schedule Announced
Retirement seminars for 2012 have been scheduled. More...