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Louisiana TRSL Retirement Calculator
The Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) calculates a pension as 2.5% multiplied by your average compensation multiplied by your years of service. Enter your numbers below for an estimate.
Enter your numbers. The percentage is pre-filled with the 2.5% TRSL multiplier; adjust it for your tier or service level.
TRSL uses a 2.5% multiplier on your average compensation (the average of your highest 60 months (36 months for members before July 2011)). Early retirement before your normal retirement age reduces the benefit. Confirm with Louisiana TRSL.
Your estimated Louisiana TRSL pension
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Educational estimate only, not financial advice. Uses a simplified Louisiana TRSL formula and your inputs; your real benefit varies by tier, service, age, and salary rules.
How the Louisiana TRSL formula works
TRSL uses a 2.5% multiplier on your average compensation, the average of your highest 60 months for members who joined on or after July 1, 2011, or your highest 36 months for earlier members. Louisiana teachers generally do not pay into Social Security for their teaching service.
This calculator uses a single percentage and a simplified formula, so treat the result as an estimate and confirm your figure with TRSL. Most Louisiana teachers do not pay into Social Security for their teaching service, which makes the WEP and GPO repeal especially relevant. Use the full Teacher Retirement Calculator to combine your pension with your 403(b)/457(b), or read what the WEP and GPO repeal means for teachers.
Questions
How is a Louisiana TRSL pension calculated?
The TRSL benefit multiplies a 2.5% multiplier by your average compensation by your years of service. For example, 30 years at a $55,000 average compensation is 2.5% × $55,000 × 30 = $41,250 per year before any early-retirement reduction.
What multiplier does Louisiana TRSL use?
It is 2.5% per year of service. Adjust the percentage on the calculator if your tier or service level uses a different rate.
Do Louisiana teachers get Social Security?
Most do not. Louisiana teachers generally do not pay into Social Security for their teaching service, so they receive a TRSL pension instead. The Social Security Fairness Act, signed in January 2025, repealed the WEP and GPO that previously reduced any other Social Security a teacher had earned.