IPERS is the state’s largest public retirement system. We are committed to transparent communication with our members, lawmakers and all Iowans.

The Iowa Legislature created IPERS in 1953 to attract and retain quality public employees, including those who teach our children, maintain our roads and parks, care for our most vulnerable residents, and protect our citizens. Today, IPERS' Trust Fund continues to hover around $40 billion and pays more than $2.6 billion in annual benefits.

• 1 in 10 Iowans is an IPERS member.
• IPERS represents more than 404,124 members.
• Retirees living in Iowa receive the greatest share of IPERS’ annual benefit payments, $2.3 billion, collectively. Residents reinvest this money in their communities and grow the local and state economies.
   

IPERS is committed to protecting your personal information and takes steps to prevent fraud and identity theft. 

We do not ask members to provide personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account information by email, which is not a secure form of communication. 

The safest way to communicate with IPERS is by phone or through My Account, your IPERS retirement toolkit. This secure, online tool allows you to view your history of correspondence from IPERS, view a record of your IPERS contributions, update your beneficiary(ies), bank, contact information and more.