In Minnesota for each dollar invested by Minnesota taxpayers in MSRS. Employees contribute 6% of salary out of each paycheck to the pension fund. The average retirement benefit is $27,210 per year, or $2,268 per month.
The age 62 with 30 years of service early normal retirement age provision was added to the statewide general employee retirement plans in 1973 as the first generally applicable early normal retirement age provision.
The Minnesota Deferred Compensation 457(b) Plan (MNDCP) is a voluntary retirement savings plan (similar to a 401(k) or 403(b) available to any full-time, part-time, or temporary Minnesota public employee (state, city, county, township, school district, etc.).
Generally, a public employee must have at least three years of service credit in a Minnesota public pension plan to be eligible for retirement benefits. An employee who has met this three- year minimum, known as the vesting period, also must reach a certain age before beginning to receive benefits.
The Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program was established by the legislature to encourage saving for retirement by employees working for employers who don't offer a workplace retirement plan. To achieve that goal, legislation was passed mandating employers with five or more employees to participate in the Program.
The MN State Retirement System, administer ten different retirement plans which provide retirement, survivor, and disability benefit coverage for Minnesota state employees as well as employees of the Metropolitan Council and many non-faculty employees at the University of Minnesota.
The regular yearly contributions amount for Deferred Compensation will increase from $23,000 to $23,500. The catch-up contribution limit that generally applies for employees aged 50 and over remains at $7,500 for 2025 for a combined maximum contribution limit of $31,000 in 2025.
A 457(b) plan's annual contributions and other additions (excluding earnings) to a participant's account cannot exceed the lesser of: 100% of the participant's includible compensation, or. the elective deferral limit ($23,000 in 2024; $22,500 in 2023; $20,500 in 2022; $19,500 in 2020 and in 2021).