Benefits For Current Employees Benefits for Current Employees Whether you're nearing retirement or years away, you'll find all the retirement benefit information you need on this site! ORBIT Member Portal Who wants to fill out forms or call customer service when you've got much better things to do with your time? To view your creditable service or add or change your beneficiary designations, you have access to ORBIT. Log in to ORBIT Benefits for Survivors Learn about the benefits available to survivors of employees or retirees. Nearing Retirement? Learn how to retire online, how your supplemental retirement account can help in retirement and sign up for a Retirement Planning Conference. Quick Links Log In To ORBIT Online Retirement Transferring Service Between Systems Refunds ORBIT Help Retirement Systems Funding Many public employees believe that the retirement system you participate in is only funded by the six percent contributions you made each month while working. In reality, there's so much more that's needed. As you can see from the 2018 Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System example to the right, in a year where we earned 7.3 percent, the investment returns provided 66 percent of the overall funding, employer contributions equaled 22 percent and employee contributions equaled 12 percent. By assuming a seven percent annual return on investments, the state takes on enormous risk because in years where we don’t hit that return mark they have to kick in more money. They have consistently done so since 1941, which is why the N.C. Retirement Systems continue to be one of the best funded pension plans in the country. Law Enforcement Officers Information specific to LEOs can be found here Fire & Rescue Personnel Firefighters and Rescue Squad Workers Pension Fund Disability Information about disability, how to apply and disability retirement. Purchasing Prior Service If you have served in certain capacities in the past, you may have the ability to purchase that service toward your future public-service retirement. Learn about your retirement benefits Your member handbook is your one-stop resource for all the details and laws that impact your pension benefits. Each retirement system has its own handbook. Read your member handbook
Benefits For Current Employees Benefits for Current Employees Whether you're nearing retirement or years away, you'll find all the retirement benefit information you need on this site! ORBIT Member Portal Who wants to fill out forms or call customer service when you've got much better things to do with your time? To view your creditable service or add or change your beneficiary designations, you have access to ORBIT. Log in to ORBIT Benefits for Survivors Learn about the benefits available to survivors of employees or retirees. Nearing Retirement? Learn how to retire online, how your supplemental retirement account can help in retirement and sign up for a Retirement Planning Conference. Quick Links Log In To ORBIT Online Retirement Transferring Service Between Systems Refunds ORBIT Help Retirement Systems Funding Many public employees believe that the retirement system you participate in is only funded by the six percent contributions you made each month while working. In reality, there's so much more that's needed. As you can see from the 2018 Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System example to the right, in a year where we earned 7.3 percent, the investment returns provided 66 percent of the overall funding, employer contributions equaled 22 percent and employee contributions equaled 12 percent. By assuming a seven percent annual return on investments, the state takes on enormous risk because in years where we don’t hit that return mark they have to kick in more money. They have consistently done so since 1941, which is why the N.C. Retirement Systems continue to be one of the best funded pension plans in the country. Law Enforcement Officers Information specific to LEOs can be found here Fire & Rescue Personnel Firefighters and Rescue Squad Workers Pension Fund Disability Information about disability, how to apply and disability retirement. Purchasing Prior Service If you have served in certain capacities in the past, you may have the ability to purchase that service toward your future public-service retirement. Learn about your retirement benefits Your member handbook is your one-stop resource for all the details and laws that impact your pension benefits. Each retirement system has its own handbook. Read your member handbook
