Know your early career benefits

CalSTRS shares your retirement goal—a secure financial future. Whether you’re just starting your career or you’ve been enjoying it for a while, we can help you understand your benefits and resources.

Understand your benefits

CalSTRS provides retirement, disability and survivor benefits for full-time and part-time California public school educators through a hybrid retirement system consisting of its Defined Benefit, Defined Benefit Supplement and Cash Balance Benefit programs, and a voluntary defined contribution plan called CalSTRS Pension2.

Early career publications

These publications give an overview of your benefits.

Early career videos

Watch these quick videos to learn about your benefits.

Early career FAQs

Find answers to frequently asked early career questions.

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Learn and Discover: Early Career

Steps you can take now for the future you want.

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