Get Calpers Reinstatement From Retirement

As a CalPERS retiree, you may either work as a retired annuitant or reinstate to active service. Retired annuitants are retirees who work for a CalPERS employer and continue to receive a retirement allowance from CalPERS. Employment is limited to 960 hours per year and is not a permanent position.

The first sign that it's time to retire is when your work starts to drain energy and vitality. Are you feeling exhausted and run down, like you can't keep going, like you're under constant, unrelenting stress?

A worker can choose to retire as early as age 62, but doing so may result in a reduction of as much as 30 percent. Starting to receive benefits after normal retirement age may result in larger benefits. With delayed retirement credits, a person can receive his or her largest benefit by retiring at age 70.

At full retirement age, you're still eligible for full benefits. If you're at full retirement age but choose to return to work, your benefits won't be affected.

You must wait 180 days after your retirement date before you can return to work for a CalPERS employer. Exceptions to the 180-day wait period can be found in Employment After Retirement (PUB 33) (PDF). Your salary must be an hourly pay rate that falls within the regular salary schedule for that position.

If you retire and go back to work before you have reached your FRA, your Social Security benefit is reduced 5/9 of 1% for each month before FRA (up to 36 months). If the number of months exceeds 36, then the benefit is further reduced 5/12 of one percent per month.

You can get Social Security retirement or survivors benefits and work at the same time. However, there is a limit to how much you can earn and still receive full benefits. If you are younger than full retirement age and earn more than the yearly earnings limit, we may reduce your benefit amount.