Do Washington TRS members get Social Security?
Our sources don't say, so we don't guess. The DRS plan pages, retirement applications and the teachers' retirement law we saved never state whether Washington TRS jobs are covered by Social Security. DRS does cover Social Security in its retirement seminars. Your pay stub and your Social Security record will tell you for certain.
Our sources don't say whether Washington teachers in this system pay into Social Security.
What we use: nothing; the calculator doesn't estimate Social Security.
How to check your own record
- Look at a pay stub: a Social Security (OASDI) deduction means your job is covered.
- Your Social Security statement at ssa.gov shows your covered earnings by year.
- Ask DRS, or your district's payroll office.
What DRS offers before you retire
If you're within five years of retiring, DRS's online Nearing Retirement seminars include a session on Social Security, alongside sessions on applying for retirement and health care. The facts below give the details.
What this site does and doesn't estimate
Our calculator estimates only your Washington TRS pension: the formula, the early retirement factor and your payment options. It doesn't add Social Security. For how your pension is taxed, see taxes; for health coverage before Medicare, see retiree health. Estimate your pension.
What the sources say
- Check with DRSDRS retirement seminars cover Social Security, but the DRS sources we saved don't say whether Washington TRS members are covered by it.DRS TRS23RAPP 11/2022, p. 1Coverage not stated in saved sources.
- DRS's half-day Nearing Retirement seminars, for members within five years of retiring, include a Social Security session. DRS also lists the Social Security Administration (www.ssa.gov, 800-772-1213) among the organizations retirees commonly contact.DRS Retiring page, Which organizations can help me retire? and Nearing retirement seminars
- State law pays an extra special pension of $10 a month per year of service to certain former Plan 1 members on the minimum benefit who are 65 or disabled and don't get, and can't qualify for, Social Security. So not every Washington TRS member has had Social Security, but the law doesn't say whether your job is covered.RCW 41.32.4931(1)-(2)
Questions
Do Washington TRS members pay into Social Security?
Our sources don't say. Check your pay stub for Social Security (OASDI) tax, or your record at ssa.gov.
Does this calculator include Social Security?
No. It estimates only your pension.
Source: DRS plan pages for Washington TRS Plan 1, Plan 2 and Plan 3 (the DRS member handbook is now published as these web pages), retrieved Nov. 11, 2026, DRS Retiring page; TRS23RAPP (11/2022) p. 1; RCW 41.32.4931. Last reviewed .