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Federal Retirement Calculators & Planning Tools

Some of these give you a number. Others give you a decision — comparing your options and telling you what they mean for your situation. Find your question below, or browse everything by type.

Data current as of January 11, 2026 · Sources: OPM · IRS · TSP · SSA · BLS · GSA

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Decision Tools

These don't just calculate — they compare your options side by side and tell you what the numbers mean for your situation.

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Eligibility

Deferred vs. Postponed Retirement

Side-by-side comparison of deferred and MRA+10 postponed paths: annuity size, age reduction, and the FEHB portability difference that usually decides it.

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Early Out

VERA & VSIP Evaluator

Check VERA eligibility, estimate your unreduced annuity, calculate the VSIP buyout net of taxes, and see when the FERS supplement begins.

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Survivor

Survivor Benefit Election

Compare full, partial, and no-election options — including the annuity cost, survivor income, and whether your spouse can keep FEHB after you die.

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Pension

Military Buyback Calculator

Calculate the FERS service credit deposit cost — 3% of military basic pay plus interest — and the monthly pension increase and break-even age.

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TSP

Roth vs. Traditional TSP

Compare after-tax retirement values on an equal-cost-today basis. Verdict: which wins for your current and expected retirement tax rates.

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Advanced

TSP

In-Plan Roth Conversion Analyzer

Model your TSP in-plan Roth conversion: tax cost today, Roth vs. Traditional at retirement, and the break-even retirement rate. Available in TSP since January 2026.

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TSP

TSP Withdrawal Calculator

Model your TSP decumulation: 4% safe withdrawal rule, IRS required minimum distributions, or a fixed monthly draw — with year-by-year balance projection.

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Leave

Holiday Leave Optimizer

See every federal holiday bridge for 2026 and 2027. Enter your leave budget and the tool auto-picks the highest-value combinations.

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Calculator Tools

Precise, single-purpose numbers — enter your details and get your answer.

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Retirement Timing

When Can I Retire?

Work backward from the income you want: find the earliest age you can retire and cover that target in every year — including the gap years before Social Security.

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Eligibility

MRA Finder

Find your FERS Minimum Retirement Age, the exact date you reach it, and what options are available at MRA — including the MRA+10 reduced annuity path.

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Supplement

FERS Supplement Estimator

Estimate the monthly bridge payment from retirement to age 62. Correct eligibility gating, civilian-service-only rule, and 2026 earnings limit.

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RIF

Federal Severance Pay Calculator

Calculate your RIF severance: 1 week per year for the first 10, 1.5× above 10, age adjustment, and 52-week cap. Includes the FERS immediate annuity exclusion check.

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Leaving Federal Service

Federal vs. Private Salary Break-Even Calculator

See what a private-sector offer would need to pay to match your current federal package — pension accrual, TSP match, and FEHB employer share included, not just salary.

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Pension

FERS Pension Calculator

Calculate your FERS basic annuity from the OPM formula. Monthly pension, income replacement rate, 1.1% multiplier eligibility, and a side-by-side comparison of retiring at MRA vs. 62.

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Pension

High-3 Calculator

Calculate your High-3 average salary — the 36-month basis for your FERS pension. Simple mode or time-weighted for promotions and locality changes.

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Pension

Pension Present Value Calculator

See your FERS pension as one lump-sum number in today's dollars — a fixed, disclosed discount rate turns your monthly annuity into a figure you can compare against any other offer.

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Advanced

Annuity

COLA Projector

Project how annual COLAs change your annuity over time — FERS diet-COLA reduction, under-62 freeze, and the purchasing-power erosion gap vs. CSRS.

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Divorce

Court-Order Apportionment Calculator

See how a court order dividing your FERS annuity with a former spouse affects your monthly payment — fixed amount, percentage, or the standard marital-fraction formula OPM uses by default.

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Social Security

SSA Earnings-History Estimator

Paste your real Social Security earnings history for a benefit estimate built from your actual top-35 years — instead of a single-salary approximation. Runs entirely in your browser.

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Household

Household Retirement Income Calculator

Combine both spouses' income into one household total — dual-fed pensions (including a deferred pension not yet started), Social Security vs. SSDI, and VA disability for either or both.

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Already Retired

Already-Retired Income Calculator

Already drawing your annuity? Combine your real pension, TSP withdrawal, Social Security, and VA disability from your own statements — no projection, just your actual numbers.

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Pension

Reserve & Guard Retirement Pay Calculator

Your points ÷ 360 x 2.5% (or 2.0% under BRS) x High-3 base pay — the non-regular retired pay formula most Guard and Reserve careers actually use, plus the age-60 reduction for post-2008 active duty.

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Pension

Break in Service — Redeposit Calculator

Took a refund of your FERS contributions and came back? See whether redepositing it — with interest — to restore full annuity credit for those years pays for itself, and by what age.

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TSP

TSP Contribution Optimizer

The per-pay-period contribution that maxes your TSP by year-end — without the front-loading trap. Handles all 2026 catch-up brackets.

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TSP

TSP Roth vs. Traditional Split & Draw-Order Calculator

Track Roth and traditional balances separately — including how the agency match (always traditional) shifts your mix — and see how proportional, traditional-first, or Roth-first withdrawals split your taxable income.

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TSP

Rule of 55 / 50 — Early Withdrawal Penalty Checker

See whether the Rule of 55, the earlier Rule of 50 for special-category employees, or the SECURE 2.0 25-years-any-age exception exempts your pre-59½ TSP withdrawal from the 10% penalty.

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Health

FEHB in Retirement

Check the 5-year eligibility rule and project your FEHB premium over a long retirement — compounding at recent annuitant inflation rates.

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Insurance

FEGLI Premium Calculator

See your current FEGLI cost and how Option B premiums escalate through each five-year age band. Includes a projection chart to retirement.

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Location

Where to Retire — State Tax Comparison

Compare your pension, TSP, and Social Security income across all 50 states + DC by estimated state income tax, side by side.

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Pay

GS Pay Calculator

Calculate your 2026 locality-adjusted GS salary for any grade, step, and pay area. Includes the Executive Schedule pay cap callout for high-grade positions.

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Pay

Step Increase (WGI) Timing

Find your next within-grade increase date and the salary at the next step, pulled directly from the 2026 GS pay tables.

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Pay

Take-Home Pay Calculator

Estimate biweekly net pay with federal-specific accuracy: FERS tier, FEHB premium conversion, Traditional vs. Roth TSP, and 2026 tax brackets.

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Leave

Leave Calculator

Project annual and sick leave to year-end, flag use-or-lose risk, estimate your lump-sum payout, and see how sick leave adds to your pension.

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Service

Exact Years of Service Calculator

Your precise creditable service in years and months between any two dates — more accurate than the whole-year age approximation most calculators use for a mid-year or mid-pay-period exit.

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Sample Report · Illustrative
FedHorizon · Federal Retirement Decision ReportDiane · GS-13 · 28 yrs service · High-3: $108,200
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Scenario Decision Snapshot

If you read one sectionRetiring at 57 puts $253,200 in your pocket before the age-62 pension surpasses it. After age 77, the higher pension wins — permanently.
Age 57 (MRA)
Earliest exit — 5 fewer years of work
$4,220/mo
year 1 (includes supplement)
$3,180/moafter 62 (permanent)
Tradeoff: $1,452/mo less pension than age 62 — for life
Pension$3,180/mo
FERS Supplement$1,040/mo
Years of service28 years
Multiplier1.0%
Age 60
Earlier exit, higher pension than 57
$4,825/mo
year 1 (includes supplement)
$3,785/moafter 62 (permanent)
Tradeoff: 3 more years than age 57 for $605 more pension, but total drops once the supplement ends at 62
Pension$3,785/mo
FERS Supplement$1,040/mo
Years of service31 years
Multiplier1.0%
Age 62Highest income by 80
Highest permanent pension
$4,632/mo
permanent monthly pension
Tradeoff: 5 more working years than 57; no supplement; permanent income floor
Pension$4,632/mo
Years of service33 years
Multiplier1.1%
Pension difference
$1452/mo
Age 57 vs 62
Break-even age
77
When age-62 pension surpasses age-57
Best by age 80
Age 62
By cumulative lifetime income
Survivor protection: electing the 50% option costs $379/mo and pays your spouse $1,893/mo for life — break-even at age 77.
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Decision Scorecard

How each retirement age scores across the factors that matter most. Use this to identify which scenario best matches your priorities.

FactorAge 57Age 60Age 62
★ Highest income by 80
Lifetime Income
Cumulative pension + supplement through age 80
MediumLowHigh
Years of Freedom
Fewer years of work before retirement
HighMediumLow
Pension Certainty
Size of guaranteed monthly annuity
LowMediumHigh
TSP Dependency
How much TSP is needed to bridge income gaps
HighMediumLow
Flexibility
Years remaining to change course
HighMediumLow
FERS Supplement
Supplement income available until age 62
YesYesNo

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