{"id":28197,"date":"2024-01-23T19:55:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/23\/how-much-will-my-csrs-pension-affect-my-social-security-benefit\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:06:21","slug":"how-much-will-my-csrs-pension-affect-my-social-security-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/your-career\/2024\/01\/23\/how-much-will-my-csrs-pension-affect-my-social-security-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"How much will my CSRS pension affect my Social Security benefit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am a postal retiree under the CSRS retirement system.  I retired from the Postal Service in 2018 and my CSRS annuity pays me $8,670 per month.  Of course, with CSRS, I didn\u2019t pay into Social Security.  However, prior to my postal career, I worked 6 years in the private sector and have worked a little over 3 years in the private sector after I retired from the Postal Service.  I currently have 39 credits in the Social Security system and will soon have the minimum 40 credits accrued in Social Security as I am still working in the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My question is, how much will my CSRS pension affect my Social Security benefit when I am eligible for Social Security?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reg\u2019s Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The amount you receive will be reduced because you\u2019re receiving an annuity from CSRS, a retirement system where you didn\u2019t pay Social Security taxes.The law making that reduction happen is called the Windfall Elimination Provision. You can read all about it and see what effect it will have on your Social Security benefit by going to https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10045.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t