How much will your pension be?

Benefit Estimator can help members project their monthly amount

By Michael Pramik, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

Dec. 4, 2025 – OPERS offers members a Benefit Estimator, which can help those in the Traditional Pension Plan see what their pension benefit might be when they retire.

OPERS calculates defined benefit pensions according to a formula that considers service credit, the age at which you retire and your final average salary, as well as your retirement group.

Traditional Pension Plan members can use the Benefit Estimator, available through their online account, to project pensions under different scenarios.

Michael Pramik

Michael Pramik is communication strategist for the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and editor of the PERSpective blog. As an experienced business journalist, he clarifies complex pension policies and helps members make smart choices to secure their retirement.