
Tennessee Pension Plan
The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) is designed to provide three types of benefits: retirement benefits, disability benefits, or survivor benefits. This coverage grows in value each year you teach.

All full-time teachers are covered by Group I of the retirement system as a condition of employment. As a teacher, you are required to contribute 5% of your salary to the retirement system. Contributions are made on a tax-deferred basis. Learn more about TCRS.
Contributor |
Legacy Members (enrolled prior to 7/1/14) |
Hybrid Members (enrolled after 7/1/14) |
Employee | 5% Legacy TCRS | 5% Hybrid TCRS |
Employer (as of 7/1/21) |
10.30% | 4% |
Employee | 2% TCRS 401K (*optional automatic enrollment) | |
Employer | 5% |
Manage your TCRS account
Log in to your Self Service account on the TCRS website to:
- View your account details.
- Update your contact information.
- Make requests to TCRS.
- Check the status of your requests