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10/30/26: Upload your W-2s and the calculator reads your earnings, LODI pay and one-time bonuses straight from them.
10/30/26: Fixed: Box 5 on your W-2 and ESS leaves out LODI pay, which counts toward your pension, and includes the COVID healthcare worker bonus, which doesn't. You can now add LODI back and take the bonus out.
10/30/26: Fixed: your date of birth and appointment date now stay saved when you close the site and come back.
10/28/26: Equated dates, for bought-back military, prior EMS or a retroactive hire date.
10/12/26: Fixed: Tier 2 final average salary now uses the higher of your last 12 months or your best 3 years, with the 20% limit on both (Chapter 540 of 2021).

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For FDNY uniformed members

Learn about your pension.

Everything you need to know, and what you'll collect in retirement.

Which tier are you in?

Tier 2 Appointed July 1, 1973 to June 30, 2009 Half pay at 20 years, plus a little more for each year after Tier 3 Appointed on or after July 1, 2009 Half pay at 20 years; grows with inflation from 23 years

How to tell

Your tier depends on when you joined the pension system. For almost everyone, that's the day you were appointed to the FDNY.

Appointed on or after July 1, 2009You're in Tier 3.
Appointed between July 1, 1973 and June 30, 2009You're in Tier 2.
Appointed before July 1, 1973You're in Tier 1. Your benefits are generally the same as Tier 2, but this site doesn't cover Tier 1's differences.

Were you in another New York public pension system before July 1, 2009, for example as an EMT in NYCERS, and transferred it to the Fire Pension Fund? Then you may be Tier 2 even if you were appointed later. Not sure? Call the Fire Pension Fund: 929-436-0099.