§ 31905 Retirement Salary Calculation Basis

• •Your 'terminal salary' is the average pay you got in your last 3 or 5 years of work before retiring.
• •They pick the 3 or 5 years where you earned the most money.
• •This helps decide how much retirement money you get.

If you worked for 30 years and your last 5 years had higher pay than your last 3 years, they use the 5-year average to calculate your retirement money.

The law makes sure you get the best deal by using the years when you earned the most.