Sally Glora, City Auditor
John J. Perkins, Chairman, Elected by Board Members
Sean Kelly, Elected Member
Michael McLaughlin, Elected Member
Mitchell Weiss, Appointed by Mayor
The board consists of two (2) members elected by active and retired members of the system; the city auditor (ex officio); one (1) member appointed by the Mayor of Boston; and one (1) member who is elected by the other four members of the board. The City of Boston Retirement Board serves members and retirees of all city line departments and agencies, as well as, the School Department, the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the Boston Housing Authority, the Public Health Commission, and the Boston Water & Sewer Commission.

• There are 14,000+ retired members of the system
• There are 20,000+ active employee members of the system
• The present value of the system's assets is approximately $3.1 billion dollars
• Presently in Massachusetts there are 106 mandatory contributory retirement systems

Boston Retirement Board Operating Budget


Monthly pension checks will be mailed on the last Tuesday of each month. Direct deposit funds will be credited to accounts on the last Tuesday of the month, as well. November & December benefits will be issued earlier in the month to accommodate the holidays.

• January 27, 2009
• February 24, 2009
• March 31, 2009
• April 28, 2009
• May 26, 2009
• June 30, 2009
• July 28, 2009
• August 25, 2009
• September 29, 2009
• October 27, 2009
• November 19, 2009
• December 18, 2009

Age	Group 1	Group 2	Group 4
65 +	2.5	2.5	2.5
64	2.4	2.5	2.5
63	2.3	2.5	2.5
62	2.2	2.5	2.5
61	2.1	2.5	2.5
60	2.0	2.5	2.5
59	1.9	2.4	2.5
58	1.8	2.3	2.5
57	1.7	2.2	2.5
56	1.6	2.1	2.5
55	1.5	2.0	2.5
54	1.4	1.4	2.4
53	1.3	1.3	2.3
52	1.2	1.2	2.2
51	1.1	1.1	2.1
50	1.0	1.0	2.0
49	0.9	0.9	1.9
48	0.8	0.8	1.8
47	0.7	0.7	1.7
46	0.6	0.6	1.6
45	0.5	0.5	1.5
44	0.4	0.4	0.4
43	0.3	0.3	0.3
42	0.2	0.2	0.2
41	0.1	0.1	0.1