COLA Loss Calculator

 

Calculate what losing a single 1.5% Cost Of Living Adjustment can mean to you .

Gross amount of your monthly ERS pension (before taxes) $

Estimated MONTHLY loss in ERS benefits. $
Estimated ANNUAL loss in ERS Benefits. $

 

Now, estimate your lost ERS benefits over your LIFETIME using this calculation.

 

PLEASE NOTE: This loss calculator is provided solely as an estimating tool. The calculator does not use actual life expectancy tables but simply sets life expectancy at 79 years, or if you are currently over age 75, then 5 years is used. This formula produces a conservative estimate. For most people, if they were to use the actual tables, the resulting losses could be much higher.

 

Your Current Age

Estimated LIFETIME loss in ERS benefits from one lost 1.5% increase. $

 

SAMPLE

For a 68 year old drawing $27,000 a year ($2,250 per month)

Gross amount of your monthly ERS pension (before taxes) $     2,250
Estimated MONTHLY loss in ERS benefits. $         34
Estimated ANNUAL loss in ERS Benefits. $       408
Estimated LIFETIME loss in ERS benefits from one lost 1.5% increase. $    4,488

 

NOTE

Members of the Legislative, Judicial, PSERS and Teachers Retirement Systems may use this calculator to estimate the impact of the loss of a 1.5% COLA increase to them should their retirement system follow the lead of the ERS retirement system and begin withholding COLA increases.  (The estimate does not take into account any differences in calculations between the ERS and these other systems.)

 

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