If the annuity payments began at age 60 or later, the earnings from a SURS employer during any academic year after retirement, combined with the annual base annuity from SURS, may not exceed the highest earnings during any academic year before retirement. If the annuity payments began before the employee reached age 60, the earnings from an employer covered by SURS, STRS, or SERS may not exceed the employee's base monthly gross annuity. If these requirements are not satisfied, the annuity may be reduced or suspended. Earnings limit information will be forwarded to the employee upon completion of the retirement claim.
Contact SURS for more information on employment after retirement.
If the annuity is also based on credit earned in another Illinois retirement system, ask a representative of that system about post-retirement employment restrictions.