New Employees
Congratulations!
Welcome to public service! You’re now part of a great team of dedicated people who serve and support the citizens and visitors of the State of North Carolina, and we’re here to support YOU!
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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? For basic changes like updating your contact information, downloading tax forms and more, you have access to ORBIT.
Register or log in to ORBITRetirement 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.
Your member handbook is your one-stop resource for all the details and laws that impact your pension benefits. There is a separate handbook for each retirement system.
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