Retirees

After a career of serving others, know LAGERS is now here to serve you! Your hard-earned benefit is something to be proud of, and you can count on us to continue deliver your benefit each and every month throughout your retirement.  On this page, you will find more information about your secure retirement benefit.

LAGERS’ retirees fuel Missouri’s economy! As a retiree, the monthly benefit that you earned over your career in public service isn’t stuffed under a mattress – it’s spent right back into the local economy!

This steady retiree spending supports local business every day.  And because your benefit is based on how long you worked, not swings in the markets, you – and the businesses you patronize- can continue to count on your predictable benefit year after year!

Retiree News

For 47th Consecutive Year, LAGERS Receives Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting

May 12, 2025

The Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ending June 30.

LAGERS Education and Outreach Specialist III Earns RPA Designation 

April 24, 2025

Penny Thomas has earned her Retirement Plans Associate (RPA) designation, a rigorous course created to further educate those working with defined benefit plans and the management of retirement plan assets.  

Local Government Hero Nominations Are Now Open

April 1, 2025

If you know an active LAGERS member who deserves to be recognized, complete the online submission form by April 30 at 11:30 p.m.