Planning and preparation are essential for a successful retirement. This page has a list of things you can do to help ensure a smooth changeover to retirement.
This paper provides comparative data on rates of early retirement among WRS members. Early retirement from the WRS is when a member retires within the window between their minimum retirement age and their statutory normal retirement date.
The ETF Board approved WRS contribution rates for 2026, including rates for Wis. Stat. § 40.65 protective occupation duty disability and the Wisconsin Sick Leave Credit Conversion programs.
File a copy of this form with each of your former retirement systems each time you become covered under a new retirement system, for limited reciprocity between the three public employee retirement systems in Wisconsin.