Know your midcareer 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.

Midcareer publications

These publications give an overview of your benefits.

Midcareer videos

Watch these quick videos to learn about your benefits.

Midcareer FAQs

Find answers to frequently asked midcareer questions.

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Learn and Discover: Midcareer

Helps you understand the retirement decisions you’ll need to make.

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