Retirement
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Information on Retirement
*Please note, prior to scheduling an appointment with an HR Representative, please first contact the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) to discuss retirement with a counselor.
You are eligible to apply for a retirement annuity from the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) once you meet the following requirements:
- You are at least 55 years old (at least 50 if covered by the Protective WRS category); and
- You are vested* in the WRS; and
- You end all WRS-covered employment.
*You are vested if:
- You have any WRS creditable service prior to July 1, 2011; or
- You have at least 5 years of WRS creditable service if you were first covered by the WRS on July 1, 2011 or later.
Preparing for Retirement
There are several resources you should review before you decide to retire:
- – See what steps you need to take to prepare for retirement.
- – Outlines what happens to your benefits in retirement.
- Estimate the value of your sick leave credits in retirement by using the Sick Leave Credit Estimator.
- Estimate your retirement annuity using one of ETF’s online calculators.
- Estimate your Social Security benefits using the Social Security Administration’s online calculator.
Additional Resources
- ETF’s – How to Retire
- Retirement & Savings
- Taking the Mystery Out of Retirement Planning (U.S. Department of Labor)
- Retirement Toolkit (U.S. Department of Labor)
- UWL Emeritus Policy
- Requesting previous W-2/tax documents or pay advices
- Changing your forwarding address and how your benefit vendors are notified
Learn More About Retirement
You can learn more about the retirement process by visiting the UW System Human Resources webpage.
Contact a retirement specialist
Jennifer Wiesjahn
Profile of Jennifer Wiesjahn
Benefits, Leave, & WC Specialist
jwiesjahn@uwlax.edu
608.785.6498