Members are vested in the system after five years service. At the time of retirement, the amount of the annuity to which the retiree is entitled is calculated based on the retiree's thirty-six highest consecutive months of salary, the retiree's years of service under the VRS and the retiree's age at the time of retirement. Arlington County Employees Supplemental Retirement System Employees covered by VRS are covered under either Chapter 35 or Chapter 46 of this System. If the benefit to which the retiree is entitled under the County system exceeds the VRS benefit, the County system provides the difference. The School Board pays the full cost of coverage for VRS employees.
Members contribute five percent of their salaries to the retirement system in pre-tax dollars.
APS contributes a variable amount as determined by the County. Members are vested after five years service. Like VRS, at the time of retirement, the annuity to which a retiree is entitled is calculated based on the retiree's thirty-six highest consecutive months salary, the number of years of service under the system, and the age at the time of retirement. Except for summer payments to ten-month employees, when an employee leaves APS service, a check for all salary earned, but not yet paid, will be issued. Annual Leave - Employees who earn annual leave will be paid for all accumulated, unused annual leave when they leave APS service.