Pension Handbooks
Public Employee Pension Plan
The Public Employee Plan Handbook is for members of the Public Employee Pension Plan, including state agencies, school districts, counties, cities, and other government organizations.
Law Enforcement Pension Plan
The Law Enforcement Handbook is for members of the Law Enforcement Pension Plan, including county sheriffs, municipal police officers, full-time state park rangers, and investigators of the WY Livestock Board.
457 Deferred Compensation
The 457 Plan Handbook is for members of the 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan. The State of Wyoming and some non-state employers automatically enroll new hires into the 457 Plan after an opt-out period.
Judicial Pension Plan
The Judicial Handbook is for members of the Judicial Pension Plan, including circuit court judges, district court judges, and supreme court justices.
Guard Firefighter Pension Plan
The Guard Fire Handbook is for all guard firefighters, members of the Guard Firefighter Pension Plan.
Warden, Patrol, & DCI Pension Plan
The Warden Patrol DCI Handbook is for members of the State Highway Patrol, Game & Fish Warden, and Criminal Investigator Retirement Plan.
Vol Fire, EMT, & SAR Pension Plan
The Vol Fire Handbook is for members of the Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search & Rescue Pension Plan. This includes volunteer firefighters, volunteer emergency medical technicians or EMTs, and Volunteer search and rescue personnel.
Firefighter B Pension Plan
The Paid Fire B Handbook is for members of the Firemen’s Pension Reform Act of 1981, a Wyoming Retirement System (WRS) 401(a) pension plan, commonly known as Paid Fire B Pension Plan.
Pension Plan Overview
The Pension Plan Characteristics document outlines the basic characteristics of the pension plans administered by the Wyoming Retirement System (WRS).