How much is retired military pay


Retirement

The following chart summarizes the differences between the four regular and non-regular retirement plans and disability retirement.

Final Pay Defined Benefit that equals 2.5% times the number of years of service times the member’s final basic pay on the day of retirement Primary retirement plan for Reserve members with initial date of entry into service prior to September 8, 1980
High-36 Defined Benefit that equals 2.5% times the number of years of service times the average of the member’s highest 36 months of basic pay Primary retirement plan for members with initial date of entry into service on or after September 8, 1980, but before January 1, 2018
REDUX

Career Status Bonus $30,000 lump sum payment at 15th year of service with obligation to serve through 20 years + defined benefit

Defined Benefit is
(a) Prior to age 62:
2. 5% times the number of years of service minus 1.0% for each year of service less than 30, times the average of the member’s highest 36 months of basic pay

(b) At age 62 and after:
2.5% times the number of years of service times the average of the member’s highest 36 months of basic pay

Optional retirement plan for active duty members with an initial date of entry into service after July 31, 1986, but before January 1, 2018. Eligibility to elect the Career Status Bonus ended as of December 31, 2017
Blended Retirement System (BRS)

Blended defined benefit and defined contribution plan.

Defined Contribution:
All covered members receive a Government contribution that equals 1% of basic or inactive duty pay to a tax-advantaged retirement account (Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)) after 60 days following the entry into Uniformed Service. Additionally, covered members have the ability to receive up to an additional 4% matching contribution from the Government to TSP beginning after 2nd year of service through 26th year of service

Defined Benefit:
Members who otherwise qualify for a retirement based on longevity of service will also receive a defined benefit that is 2. 0% times the number of years of service times the member’s highest 36 months of basic pay

Only retirement plan for members with initial date of entry into service on or after January 1, 2018

Optional retirement plan for members with an initial date of entry into service on or before December 31, 2017, who:
(a) while on active duty, had fewer than 12 years of service as of December 31, 2017, and who elected to opt into BRS during the opt-in period; or,
(b) while in a Reserve Component, who had fewer than 4,320 retirement points as of December 31, 2017, and who elected to opt into BRS during the opt-in period

Disability

Retirement plan that equals to:
Retired Pay Base* times Multiplier %**

*Retired Pay Base – determined under Final Pay, High-36, or BRS depending on military service date of entry

**Multiplier Percentage can be either:
  • Member’s percentage of disability determined by the military service
  • Years of creditable service times 2. 5% or 2.0% (Based on whether the member was a participant in one of the legacy retirement programs or the Blended Retirement System prior to the disability)

Note that in both cases the multiplier is limited to 75% by law

Determined medically unfit for continued service with a DoD disability rating of at least 30%

The below chart provides the basic criteria to determine which retirement plan applies:

Final Pay Entry before September 8, 1980
High-36 Entry on or after September 8, 1980, but before August 1, 1986 OR Entered on or after August 1, 1986, and did not choose the Career Status Bonus and REDUX retirement system
CSB/REDUX Entered on or after August 1, 1986, but before January 1, 2003 AND elected to receive the Career Status Bonus
Blended Retirement System (BRS) Entered the Uniformed Services for the first time on or after January 1, 2018 (automatic enrollment), or entered before December 31, 2017 and elected to opt into BRS during the opt-in period
Disability Determined medically unfit for continued service with a DoD disability rating of at least 30%

All four of the regular and non-regular retirement plans determine initial monthly retired pay by applying a percentage multiplier to the retired pay base.

Retired Pay Base

There are two methods for determining the retired pay base. They are the final pay method and the high-36 month average method. The final pay method, as the name implies, establishes the retired pay base equal to final basic pay. The high-36 method is the average of the highest 36 months of basic pay divided by 36. This is generally the last 3 years of service and is sometimes called high-3. The method used depends upon when the member first entered military service.

The method is determined by DIEMS (Date of Initial Entry to Military Service) or DIEUS (Date of Initial Entry to Uniformed Services). The date a member first entered uniformed service in any capacity establishes DIEMS. This date is fixed---it does not change. Departing the military and rejoining does not affect DIEMS.

Some individuals have unique circumstances that complicate determining their DIEMS. Here are a few examples:

  • The DIEMS for Service Academy graduates who entered an Academy with no prior service is the date they reported to the Service Academy, not the date they graduated.
  • Beginning an ROTC scholarship program or enlisting as a Reserve in the Senior ROTC program sets the DIEMS, not the graduation or commissioning date.
  • Members who entered the military, separated, and then rejoined the military have a DIEMS based on entering the first period of military service.
  • The DIEMS for members who enlisted under the delayed entry program is when they entered the delayed entry program, not when they initially reported for duty.
  • For those who joined the Reserves and later joined the active component, their DIEMS is the date they joined the Reserves.

Be aware that pay date (e.g., Pay Entry Base Date) may be different than DIEMS. Also, DIEMS does not determine when creditable service toward retirement is calculated---it only determines which retired pay base method applies.

Retired Pay Multiplier

For both the Final Pay and High-36 retired pay plans, each year of service is worth 2.5% toward the retirement multiplier. For example, 20 years of service would equal a 50% multiplier. The years of service creditable are computed differently depending upon whether retirement is from full time active duty or from a reserve career. These differences are explained under the Active Duty Retirement and Reserve Retirement pages.

For the REDUX retirement plan, which applies only to certain active duty retirements as described above, the High-36 multiplier is reduced by one percentage point for each year that the member has less than 30 years of service at retirement. For example, 20 years of service would equal a 40% multiplier. This is discussed more fully under the Active Duty Retirement page.

For disability retirement programs, the multiplier will be the higher of (a) the disability percentage assigned by the Service at retirement not to exceed 75%, or (b) the result of multiplying the number of years of service by the applicable retirement plan multiplier (e.g., 2.5% for High-36 or 2.0% for BRS).

In any case, the longer an individual serves, the higher the multiplier and the higher the retirement pay. For example:

Final Pay 50% 52.5% 55% 57.5% 60% 62.5% 75% 87.5% 100% 102.5%
High-36 50% 52.5% 55% 57.5% 60% 62.5% 75% 87.5% 100% 102.5%
REDUX 40% 43.5% 47% 50.5% 54% 57.5% 75% 87.5% 100% 102.5%
BRS 40% 42% 44% 46% 48% 50% 60% 70% 80% 82%

COLA

All military retirements are protected from inflation by an annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as measured by the Department of Labor. Under the Final Pay, High-36, and BRS retirement plans, the annual COLA is equal to the percentage increase in the CPI year over year. Under REDUX, the COLA is reduced, as described in the table below.

Final Pay Annual COLA determined using the Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage Earners, published by U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
High-36 Annual COLA determined using the Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage Earners, published by U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
REDUX Reduced annual COLA that is normally one percentage point less than the COLA determined for the other retirement plans (but not less than zero). Due to the reduced annual COLA, members participating in REDUX receive a one-time readjustment at age 62 to restore the difference in COLA to what it would have been under High-36. Thereafter, annual COLA reverts back to the lesser amount as above.
Blended Retirement System Annual COLA determined using the Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage Earners, published by U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Disability Annual COLA determined using the Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage Earners, published by U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Select one of the following topic areas:

  • Active Duty Retirement
  • Reserve Retirement
  • Disability Retirement
  • Concurrent DoD and VA pay
  • Retirement COLA

Helpful links:

  • Blended Retirement System Comparison Calculator
  • Blended Retirement System Standalone Calculator
  • High-3 or High-36 Calculator
  • Final Pay Calculator
  • REDUX Calculator
  • Regular Military Compensation (RMC) Calculator
  • Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (SCAADL)

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Military retirement pay is one of the top three benefits of military service along with medical and other benefits. Also, all military retirements are protected from inflation by annual Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs), based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as measured by the Department of Labor. 

Military Retirement Plans

A military retirement plan could be considered one of the best retirement plans around. There are a few options depending on when you began your service. Know your options and how to calculate your military retirement pay to find out which option is best for you.

  • Final Pay

If you began your military service before Sep. 7, 1980, you’re eligible for the Final Pay Retirement system. Your retired pay is calculated by multiplying your final base pay by 2.5% for every year of service.

  • High-36

If your military service began between Sep. 8, 1980, and July 31, 1986, you are eligible for the High 36 Retirement System. High 36 is very similar to the Final Pay Retirement System except your retired pay is calculated using an average of the three highest paid years of service.

  • REDUX

If your military service began between Aug. 1, 1986, and Dec. 31, 2017, you qualify for REDUX Retirement System or the High 36 System. This system is based on your highest 36 months base pay. After your 15 year service anniversary you will receive a Career Status Bonus (CSB) and your retirement pay is reduced. If you have 30 years or more of service, there is no pay reduction.

If you began your military service after Jan. 1, 2018, you are eligible for the Blended Retirement System (BRS). With BRS, you will receive 40% of your base pay after 20 years and a bonus at 12 years, which is 2.5% of your annual base pay. The military will contribute 1% of your base pay to your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).

  • Disability

If you are determined to be medically unfit for service with a DoD disability rating of at least 30%, you are eligible for disability pay. This is calculated using percentage of disability or years of credible service.

Retired Pay Base

There are two ways of calculating your military retired pay base, the final pay method and the high 36 method. The final pay method sets the retired base pay equal to the final basic pay. The high 36 method is the average of your highest 36 months of basic pay. The date you began your military service will determine which method is used to calculate your retired pay base.

Retired Pay Multiplier

For the Final Pay and High 36 retirement plans each year of service is 2.5% to your retirement multiplier. Depending on the type of service, active duty or reserve, your years of creditable service will be calculated differently. 

If you qualify for the REDUX retirement plan, your multiplier is reduced for each year less than 30 years of service at retirement. 

The disability retirement multiplier will be the highest of the assigned disability percentage at retirement not exceeding 75% or by the applicable retirement plan multiplier and years of service.

Years of Service

20

21

22

23

24

25

30

35

40

41

Final Pay

50%

52.5%

55%

57.5%

60%

62.5%

75%

87.5%

100%

102.5%

High-36

50%

52.5%

55%

57.5%

60%

62.5%

75%

87. 5%

100%

102.5%

REDUX

40%

43.5%

47%

50.5%

54%

57.5%

75%

87.5%

100%

102.5%

BRS

40%

42%

44%

46%

48%

50%

60%

70%

80%

82%

 

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)

All military retirement plans include an annual Cost of Living Adjust (COLA). Each retirement plan adjustment is based on changes with the Consumer Price Index. For the Final Pay, High 36, Disability, and BRS retirement plans, the yearly cost of living adjustment is equal to the percentage increase of the CPI.

For the REDUX retirement plan the COLA is about one percentage point less than the other retirement plans. If you have the REDUX plan you’ll be given a on time adjustment at 62 years of age to make up the difference in COLA to equal what it would have been for High 36. The COLA will then revert to the previous percentage.

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Retirement Pay

Guard And Reserve Retirement

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Thrift Savings Plan Overview

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) offers service members flexibility in investment planning.

Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) Overview

Concurrent Receipt of Disability Pay lets you get military retirement pay and VA disability compensation at the same time.

Keeping Retiree Pay Records Up-to-Date

It's important that all retirees periodically review their military retirement pay to ensure all information is up-to-date.

Military Retirement Paychecks

Retirees residing in the United States can have their paychecks sent by EFT to a financial institution.

Retired Military Pay Days for 2023

Military retiree and annuitant payday is always on the first business day of the month.

Retired Pay Allotments

Retired servicemembers are permitted to continue some allotments that they had in effect while on active duty.

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According to the law, a military man who has retired receives a monthly allowance from the state.

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Military people retire not by age, but by seniority or disability, if they received it in the service. And their relatives - in connection with the loss of a breadwinner. The pension is assigned to military personnel who served in the internal affairs bodies, employees of the Russian Guard, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB, the FSIN. They can receive it when they leave military service. If a military man left the service and got a job as a civilian, then the right to an insurance pension will also appear.

The amount of the pension depends on the position and rank of the military, length of service and allowances. In the article I will tell you how to apply for a military pension, how it is calculated and what are the allowances.

Military pensions are described by laws that contain more than a hundred pages. In this article, I gave a constructor: what payments make up a military pension. For convenience, there are links to articles of the law in the margins, so if you want to know in detail, you can go there and read. Each particular case of calculating a pension has its own subtleties that will affect its size. Therefore, in order to accurately calculate your pension, it is better to consult with the pension authority of the law enforcement agency in which you served.

Military service pension

When a soldier reaches a certain level of service, he is awarded a service pension.

Conditions for granting a pension. By law, a seniority pension is due to the military if:

  1. military experience on the day of dismissal is at least 20 years;
  2. the age of the military man is at least 45 years, and his total length of service is at least 25 years. Of these, at least 12.5 years must be spent in military service.

Art. 13 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

According to military experience. Military experience, for example, includes:

  1. Service in the internal affairs bodies, the National Guard, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Security Service, the Federal Penitentiary Service.
  2. Service in Soviet partisan detachments and formations.
  3. Service in civilian ministries and organizations, if the military remained in military service or as part of law enforcement agencies.
  4. Time in captivity, if the soldier did not go there voluntarily.
  5. The period of detention if the charge was unfounded.
  6. The time when the military was repressed if he was rehabilitated.

st. 18 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

Officers and military commanders are credited with up to 5 years of study before entering the service. One year of study will be equal to 6 months of service. For example, if a military man studied for 5 years, he will be credited with 2.5 years of service.

Service in special conditions is included in the length of service on a preferential basis. This means that periods of service will be included in the length of service in longer periods than the calendar period. For example, for service in countries that fought hostilities, a month is counted as two.

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 22, 1993 No. 941 - on preferential calculation

Special conditions also include, for example, service in the regions of the Far North, in positions associated with increased danger to life and health.

When the pension will be granted. A military man submits documents for a seniority pension - and they are checked. The pension will be assigned within 10 days from the day of dismissal - but not earlier than the day before which the monetary allowance was paid upon dismissal. If you delay in applying for a pension, it will be assigned retroactively from the day when the right to it arose. You can receive payments up to 12 months before the day of application.

Art. 53 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

The amount of pension for service depends on several factors:

  1. Military experience.
  2. Position and rank.
  3. The amount of allowance, increase and allowances.

For military personnel with 20 years of service, the pension will be 50% of the monetary allowance. For each next year of service, 3% will be added, but in total the percentage of monetary allowance cannot be more than 85%.

Art. 14 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

For example, a military man has served 20 years. His monetary allowance is 42,000 R. The pension will be set at 50% of the monetary allowance - 21,000 R, but due to the reduction factor on hand, the military will receive less - I will talk about this in detail in another section. For each next year, 3% is added: for 21 years of service - 53%, for 22 years - 56%, etc., but not more than 85% of the allowance.

For military personnel with 12.5 years of service with a total length of service of 25 years, the pension will also be 50% of the monetary allowance, and only 1% will be added for each subsequent year of service. Theoretically, the military with such length of service can receive 100% of the monetary allowance, but only for 75 years of service.

The monthly payment, , which is indexed annually, is entitled to participants and disabled veterans of the Great Patriotic War and combat veterans. The maximum payment amount is 3088 R per month in addition to the pension. In 2022, taking into account indexation, the amount of payment for participants in the Great Patriotic War is 4746.29 R, for disabled veterans of the Great Patriotic War - 6328.41 R, for combat veterans - 3481.85 R.

Art. 23.1 of the Federal Law "On Veterans"

Increased military pension receive disabled people. How much it has increased is calculated as a percentage of the social pension. The amount of the social pension depends on the category of disabled citizens.

Art. 16 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

p. 1, art. 18 of the Federal Law "On state pension provision in the Russian Federation"

For example, a disabled person of the first group is entitled to a social pension of 11,212.36 R. If he was injured in military service, the pension will be increased three times:

11,212 R × 300% \u003d 33 636 R

How much will the seniority pension for disabled people increase

Disability group For military personnel injured on duty For military personnel with a disease, industrial injury, as well as for participants in the Great Patriotic War For those awarded with the badge "Inhabitant of besieged Leningrad"
First 300% 250% 200%
Second 250% 200% 150%
Third 175% 150% 100%

The first disability group

for military injuries in the service of

300%

for the military with illness, labor injury, as well as for participants of the Second World War

250%

for the awarded the sign “Resident of the Blockade Leningrad City Leningrad »

200%

Second disability group

For the military who injured in the service of

250%

for the military with illness, labor injury, as well as for the participants of the Second World War

200%

for a resident of the Blockade Leningrad sign

9000,150%

The third group of disability

For the military who were injured in the service

175%

0002 For those awarded with the sign "Inhabitant of besieged Leningrad"

100%

Military disability pension

Disability pension is awarded regardless of the length of service. It is required if the military received a disability during the service or within three months after the dismissal. Disability must be the result of an illness or injury that the military received in the service.

p. 2 art. 8 of the Federal Law "On State Pension Provision in the Russian Federation"

Disability is established by a medical and social examination or a military medical commission of the military district where the service takes place.

The amount of the pension depends on the disability group and the reasons for the disability. For conscripts, it is calculated as a percentage of the social pension.

Art. 15 Federal Law "On state pension provision in the Russian Federation"

Military pension for conscripts with disabilities

Disability group Amount of pension due to military injury Amount of pension due to illness received during service
First 300% 250%
Second 250% 200%
Third 175% 150%

The first disability group

Due to the military injury

300%

Pension size due to the disease received during the service of

250% 9000%

The second disability group 9000 9000 9000 due to war injury

250%

The size of the pension due to the disease obtained during the service of

200%

Third disability group

Pension size due to military injury

175%

Pension size due received during service

150%

For example, for disabled people of the second group, the social pension is 5606. 15 R. For military personnel with a disability of the second group received due to a military injury, the pension will be calculated as follows:

5606 Р × 250% = 14 015 Р

For officers, ensigns, midshipmen and contractors, employees of law enforcement agencies, the disability pension is calculated as a percentage of the monetary allowance.

Art. 22 laws on pensions for persons who have completed military service

Military pension for contract servicemen with disabilities

Disability group Amount of pension due to military injury Amount of pension due to illness received during service
First 85% 75%
Second 85% 75%
Third 50% 40%

The first disability group

The size of the pension due to military trauma

85%

Pension size due to the disease received during the service of

75%

The second disability group

Pension size due to military trauma

85%

Pension size due to the disease obtained during the service

75%

Third disability group

Pension size due to military trauma

9000 50 50 %

The amount of the pension due to an illness received during service

40%

For example, a contractor receives a monetary allowance of 25,000 R. If he receives a disability of the second group due to a military injury, his disability pension will be calculated as follows:

25,000 R × 85% = 21,250 R

Disability is established for a certain period, which is indicated in the certificate of the medical and social examination. When the deadline has passed, the military must undergo a re-examination to confirm the disability.

If the military misses the deadline, the payment of the disability pension may be suspended. If this happened for a good reason, for example, if the state of health worsened, then after re-examination, the pensioner will receive payments for the entire overdue period. If there was no good reason, the pension will continue to be paid when the pensioner confirms the disability.

Re-examination is not carried out if disability is established indefinitely, and also upon reaching 65 years for men, 60 years for women.

It happens that the state of health has changed. Then, at the personal request of the disabled person, his legal representative or in the medical direction, a re-examination is carried out. If the disability group is changed, the amount of the pension also changes.

Military Survivor's Pension

If a serviceman dies or goes missing, each disabled member of his family is assigned a survivor's pension. In this case, the pension is due:

  1. Children under 18. If the child studies full-time at a university - up to 23 years.
  2. Parents or spouse if, after the death of the breadwinner, they have lost their source of income, have a disability, or have reached the age of 60 for men and 55 for women.
  3. Parents or spouse of a deceased soldier who received a disability as a result of a military injury.
  4. Parents or spouse if they are not working and taking care of the breadwinner's children, siblings, grandchildren until they are 14 years old.
  5. Grandmother or grandfather, if there are no other persons who must support them by law.

st. 29 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

The loss of a breadwinner is considered:

  1. Death of a soldier during service or within three months after dismissal due to an injury or illness that was received during service.
  2. Death while receiving a military pension.
  3. Death within 5 years after termination of pension payments.
  4. Death in captivity, if not voluntarily.
  5. Missing during the hostilities.

st. 28 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

The amount of the pension depends on the cause of death of the breadwinner. If the military served under a contract, then a pension is given to each disabled family member as a percentage of the breadwinner's allowance. 50% of the military allowance will be assigned to the following categories of citizens:

  1. Families of those who died due to war trauma.
  2. Families of deceased military invalids.
  3. Children who have lost both parents.
  4. Children of a dead single mother.

st. 36 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

If a soldier dies due to an illness received during the period of service, his family will be paid 40% of the military allowance.

If the military served on conscription, the pension will be calculated as a percentage of the social pension. It will be paid to each disabled family member in an amount that depends on the cause of death of the conscript:

  • death due to military injury - 200%;
  • death due to a disease received during military service - 150%.

item 4 of Art. 15 of the Federal Law "On state pension provision in the Russian Federation"

If family members lose their right to a pension, then payments will be reduced or stopped. For example, if the children of the deceased study full-time at a university, they are entitled to a pension up to 23 years. They will stop receiving their pension the next month after they turn 23.

Second military pension

If a military man, after being discharged from service, works as a civilian, he has the right to a second pension - an insurance one. At the same time, the work must be official - if the employer does not deduct pension contributions, there will be no right to an insurance pension.

About the second pension for military personnel

You can check how many contributions were paid to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation in your personal account in the section "On the formed pension rights" or in the pension fund or MFC - you will need a passport and SNILS. You can register in the compulsory pension insurance system at the territorial pension fund or the MFC. You need to come there with a passport and fill out a questionnaire. You can also log in to the PFR website through the public services website if you are already registered there.

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How to calculate the old-age pension

Click on the “Login” button in the upper right part of the screen After you are asked to log in through the public services website When you log in to public services, you will be asked to check whether your profile is filled out correctly . Change the details if required

To receive a military pension and an insurance pension at the same time, you must meet the following requirements.

Age. Reaching the age of 61.5 years for men and 56.5 years for women, taking into account the length of service — for example, if a pensioner worked in the Far North or in difficult working conditions. Age is determined taking into account the transition period.

What is the transition period

In Russia, there is a gradual increase in the retirement age. A transitional period has been introduced for these changes, which will be 10 years and end in 2028. As a result, the retirement age will be raised by 5 years and set at 60 for women and 65 for men. In the first half of 2022, the retirement age for women is 56.5 years, for men - 61.5 years. In the second half of 2022, only those who received this right earlier, but did not use it, will retire.

Annexes 5 and 6 to Law No. 350-FZ

Raising the retirement age

Civil service. The length of service for the insurance pension does not include periods of service in the army or work that are taken into account when calculating the military pension. In 2022, the minimum work experience is 13 years. It increases by 1 year each year until it reaches 15 years in 2024.

Number of pension points. The minimum score in 2022 is 23.4. Their number will increase annually until 2025. By 2025, the minimum number of points will be 30. To check your points, you can contact the territorial pension fund with a passport and SNILS or in your personal account on the PFR website.

When you enter the compulsory pension insurance system, on the main page you can see how many pension points you have

The formula for calculating the second pension is as follows:

Accumulated pension points × Value of one point

Calculate the amount of the second pension a point costs 107.36 R, the amount is indexed annually.

Usually a fixed payment is added to the insurance pension, but it is not paid to military pensioners.

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Allowances for the military

There are allowances for seniority and disability pensions. They are calculated as a percentage of the social pension.

Art. 17 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

Military pensions are not easy

When calculating a pension for the military, various payments are taken into account: allowances, increases and increases. These three terms are often confused, but they mean different things:

  1. There are allowances for monetary allowance and pensions for seniority and disability.
  2. Disabled people receive an increased military service pension.
  3. An increase in the military pension is due to services to the country.

Do not confuse.

The allowance is due:

  1. Disabled people of the 1st group and pensioners who have reached the age of 80 - 100% of the social pension.
  2. Disabled due to military injury. Men over 60 years old, women over 55 years old - 100%.
  3. Non-working pensioners who have dependent family members who are unable to work without an insurance or social pension. If one is disabled - 32%, two - 64%, three or more - 100%.
  4. Participants of the Great Patriotic War - 32%, and when they reach 80 years old - 64%. The supplement is not charged if the pension has already been calculated using the increase.

For example, a disabled person of the first group will receive an allowance of 11,212 R - this is 100% of the social pension for this category.

Clause 2.1 Art. 18 Federal Law "On state pension provision in the Russian Federation"

There are other allowances: for long service, work with the state secret service, service in special conditions, etc. If a military man receives other income than a military pension, then allowances for dependents and disability are not paid.

Art. 2 of the Federal Law "On State Pensions in the Russian Federation"

Increases in military pensions

Military pensions are increased for services to the country. For Heroes of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, holders of the Order of Glory of three degrees, the pension is increased by 100%, for Heroes of Labor - by 50%. The pension is increased by a multiple of the number of awards: for example, twice the Hero of the Russian Federation receives an additional 200% to the pension.

Art. 45 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

Champions of the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympics receive 50% of the pension. For awards with orders of Labor Glory of three degrees or "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" - 15%.

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Social pension increases are received by:

  1. Participants of the Great Patriotic War and military operations.
  2. Underage prisoners of concentration camps.
  3. Owners of the awards "Inhabitant of besieged Leningrad".
  4. WWII invalids since childhood.

All of them receive an increase of 32% in relation to the social pension. Those who served or worked during the Second World War for at least 6 months, as well as those who were unreasonably convicted and rehabilitated, receive an increase of 16%.

How to calculate a military pension

To calculate a military pension, you need to calculate the military allowance. To do this, you need to add salaries by position and rank with other payments. Then the allowance is multiplied by the reduction factor, the length of service and the district coefficient.

What is the reduction factor? This is due to the fact that there is no longer enough money in the budget. From January 1, 2019, they paid 72.23% of the allowance, and from October 1, 2019, they will pay 73.68% - this is the reduction factor.

Law No. 460-FZ of December 11, 2018

After the pension is granted, the coefficient is increased by 2% annually until it reaches 100%. The state reserved the right to increase it by more than 2% if the inflation rate is high.

For WWII veterans, the reduction coefficient has been canceled since May 2019 - when calculating the pension for them, 100% of the monetary allowance is taken into account.

Monetary allowance consists of several parts:

  1. Salary according to the position. This is what a sergeant, ensign or officer receives depending on the position held - deputy platoon commander, foreman, etc.
  2. Salary according to military rank. The amount that is added to the salary for the position, depending on the rank of the soldier - private, sergeant, etc.
  3. Other payments: for long service, for working with classified data, for special conditions of service, for achievements in the service, for performing life-threatening tasks, bonuses for qualifications, knowledge of foreign languages ​​and the level of physical fitness.

st. 2 of the Federal Law on the monetary allowance of military personnel

Salaries by position

Salaries by rank

District coefficients. In some districts, coefficients for monetary allowance have been established. They are used if a pensioner lives in climatic, ecological and natural conditions that require additional costs - for example, in the Far North.

Amounts of district coefficients

A pension based on the district coefficient is received by military pensioners who:

  1. now live in such districts;
  2. served in the Far North for at least 15 years or in territories equivalent to them for at least 20 years, and then moved. In this case, the pension is calculated with the preservation of the northern coefficients.

st. 48 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

The maximum value of the coefficient is 1.5. For example, in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the coefficient is 2, but due to restrictions, it will be reduced to 1.5.

The length of service is calculated as follows: 50% is given for the first 20 years of service, and then 3% is added for each next year. For example, after 21 years of service, the length of service will be 53%, after 22 years - 56%, etc.

As a result, the following formula is obtained:

(Position salary + Military rank salary + Other payments) × Reducing factor × Length of service × Regional coefficient = Military pension

An example of calculating pension for a lieutenant colonel in the position of battalion commander with a length of service of 22 years. By military rank, a lieutenant colonel is entitled to a salary of 12,480 R. He has the position of a battalion commander - for a position of 18th category, a salary of 24960 R. For 22 years of service, the lieutenant colonel will receive an allowance of 30% of the amount of salaries by position and rank:

(24 960 + 12 480) × 30% = 11 232 R

This is what pension our lieutenant colonel will receive from October 1, 2019 - with a decreasing coefficient of 73.68%:

(24,960 R + 12,480 R + 11,232 R) × 73.68% × 56% × 1 = 20,082 R

How to apply for a military pension

To receive a pension according to the length of service, , you need to submit documents to the pension authority of the law enforcement agency in which the military served: the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Penitentiary Service or the FSB. Documents can be submitted in person or sent by mail. You will need:

  1. Pension application.
  2. Money certificate - a document on all types of allowances that a military man received during his service. It is needed to confirm that the military was provided with uniforms, equipment, etc. If they were not, monetary compensation is due. The document is kept by personnel workers or in the accounting department of the military formation where the military man served.
  3. A copy of the passport with a mark of registration at the place of residence.
  4. Extract from the dismissal order.
  5. A copy of the service record from the personal file.
  6. Calculation of length of service for retirement - length of service is calculated in the pension authority on the basis of a personal file.

The application for the appointment of a pension

Order of the Ministry of Defense dated 05/23/1999 No. 225

Sample of the calculation of length of service

for a disability pension to this list will be added:

  1. Copies of the military-medical commission from a personal file.
  2. Extract from the certificate of examination of the Commission of Medical and Social Expertise.

For the survivor's pension , the following will be added to the list:

  1. Copies of certificates from the registry office about the birth of children, marriage, death.
  2. Certificate of the educational institution on the education of children.

Together with the application, documents are submitted to increase payments and allowances - for example, documents confirming the special conditions of military service.

To assign a second pension , an application is submitted to the territorial pension fund. Here's what to bring there:

  1. Pension application.
  2. Passport.
  3. Certificate from the pension authority through the law enforcement agency. It confirms that the person receives a military pension.
  4. SNILS.
  5. Employment book.

Documents for a second pension

Sample application for granting a pension

How to receive a military pension

Pension departments in state structures are responsible for calculating and paying military pensions - for example, the pension department in the military registration and enlistment office at the place of registration. The payment of a pension does not depend on other income.

Art. 56 of the law on pension provision for persons who have completed military service - the procedure and terms for paying a military pension

A military pension is received for the current month to an account with Sberbank or at a convenient branch of the Russian Post in person or by proxy. Payment terms are determined by agreement between the pension authority, the bank and the post office.

Withholding from pension

Military pension is withheld on the basis of court decisions. No more than 50% of the pension can be withheld.

Art. 62 of the law on pensions for persons who have completed military service

Most often, alimony is withheld. They are kept from regular payments: from military and insurance pensions, from salaries and from business income. For one child - a quarter of the income, for two - a third, for three or more - half. At the same time, some payments are not taken into account when collecting alimony - for example, payments in connection with a military injury.

Federal Law "On Enforcement Proceedings"

How military pension will change in 2022

The state annually indexes the cost of one point - in 2022, a point costs 107.36 R. In 2022, pensions for working pensioners will not be indexed. An indexed pension will be accrued to a pensioner only after dismissal.

From March 1, 2022, military pensions were indexed by 8.6% and recalculated from January 1, 2022.

Law No. 460-FZ dated December 11, 2018

And from October 1, 2022, the reduction coefficient will increase to 77. 41% of the monetary allowance.

Government Decree No. 1466 of December 1, 2018

Military pensions are paid to the card of the Mir national payment system.

Remember

  1. You cannot receive a pension for seniority and disability at the same time, but you can choose the one that is more profitable for you.
  2. A military pensioner who continued to work as a civilian is entitled to an insurance pension - it is assigned in addition to the military one.
  3. Military pensioners are not paid a fixed payment to the insurance pension that ordinary civilian pensioners receive.
  4. There are different types of allowances: to monetary allowance and to retirement and disability pensions.
  5. Military pensions are increased for services to the country.
  6. Military service pensions for disabled people are increased.
  7. There is no reduction factor for WWII participants. They take into account 100% of the monetary allowance when calculating the military pension.

Disability pensions - how much do soldiers with disabilities get paid

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Disability pension for persons dismissed from military service is assigned in accordance with the Law of Ukraine dated "On pension provision for persons dismissed from military service and some other persons". By the way, under martial law, Ukrainians can remotely apply for a pension.

As explained in the Pension Fund, a disability pension can be assigned:

  • during the period of service;
  • or no later than three months after dismissal from service;
  • or later than three months after dismissal from the service, but due to diseases that arose during the period of military service.

The amount of payments depends on the reason for the disability.

Persons with disabilities as a result of the war are assigned a pension in the following amounts:

  • Group I - 100% of the amount of cash security;
  • II group - 80% of the amount of monetary security;
  • Group III - 60% of the amount of monetary security.

Other persons with disabilities are granted a pension in the following amounts: