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Former Employees Nearing Retirement

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Online Retirement Application

All you need to know about how to retire online through our ORBIT retirement application.

NC 401(k) Plan, NC 457 Plan and NC 403(b) Program Information

Discover how your supplemental retirement plans fit into your retirement financial goals.

Retirement Planning 101

Review the timeline for the retirement process.
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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

Determining Payment Amount

Discover how to determine your retirement benefit payment.

Health Benefits

Members of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System can find information about the State Health Plan here.

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.

Quick Links

  • Log in to ORBIT
  • Return to Work
  • ORBIT Help Online
  • Transferring Service Between Systems
  • How to Name Your Beneficiaries

Contact Information

Retirement Systems Division
Address: 3200 Atlantic Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27604
Email: NCRetirement@nctreasurer.com
Phone: (919) 814-4590
Office hours/in-person form deliveries Mon-Fri, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Call Center open Mon-Fri, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

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