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Alabama TRS Retirement Calculator
The Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama (TRS) calculates a pension as 1.65% multiplied by your average final salary multiplied by your years of service. Enter your numbers below for an estimate.
Enter your numbers. The percentage is pre-filled with the 1.65% TRS multiplier; adjust it for your tier or service level.
TRS uses a 1.65% multiplier on your average final salary (the average of your highest five of the last ten years). Early retirement before your normal retirement age reduces the benefit. Confirm with Alabama TRS.
Your estimated Alabama TRS pension
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Educational estimate only, not financial advice. Uses a simplified Alabama TRS formula and your inputs; your real benefit varies by tier, service, age, and salary rules.
How the Alabama TRS formula works
For Tier II members (hired on or after January 1, 2013) the Retirement Systems of Alabama uses a 1.65% multiplier on the average of your highest five of the last ten years of pay. Tier I members, hired earlier, use a richer 2.0125% multiplier. Normal retirement for Tier II is age 62 with at least ten years of service.
This calculator uses a single percentage and a simplified formula, so treat the result as an estimate and confirm your figure with TRS. Alabama teachers also pay into Social Security. Use the full Teacher Retirement Calculator to combine your pension with your 403(b)/457(b) and Social Security, or read what the WEP and GPO repeal means for teachers.
Questions
How is a Alabama TRS pension calculated?
The TRS benefit multiplies a 1.65% multiplier by your average final salary by your years of service. For example, 30 years at a $55,000 average final salary is 1.65% × $55,000 × 30 = $27,225 per year before any early-retirement reduction.
What multiplier does Alabama TRS use?
It is 1.65% per year of service for Tier II members (hired on or after January 1, 2013). Tier I members use 2.0125% per year.
Do Alabama teachers get Social Security?
Yes. Alabama teachers pay into Social Security, so most receive a TRS benefit plus a Social Security benefit. Adding any 403(b) or 457(b) savings completes the picture.