Plan your exit with confidence. Real retirement projections, take-home pay comparisons, and PTO/Vacation walk-away planning - built from your own department's actual MOU, not a generic statewide calculator. Sign in to view your personalized estimate.
Independent & unofficial — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a product of CalPERS, SFERS, or any other pension system.
| Free system (myCalPERS / mySFERS) | Active Shift Dashboard |
|---|---|
| Gross pension number only | Real take-home pay after taxes |
| One generic statewide calculator | Built from your department's real MOU |
| No PTO / vacation planning | Exact walk-away date & shifts left |
| Re-run it yourself with a guessed salary | What a promotion, specialty pay, or buy-back adds to your pension |
| No retiree health costs | Your check month by month — COLA vs. rising health premiums |
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Your dashboard switches to a Career view: your next milestones with dates, and a short list of things to look at each year.
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Once you retire, your dashboard switches to your check and the deadlines that come with it.
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Once you retire, your dashboard switches to your check and the deadlines that come with it.
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Every city and department listed above is configured from its own real MOU - vacation or PTO tables, CalPERS or local pension tiers, special pays, and FLSA schedules all come from your actual contract, not a one-size-fits-all statewide formula. Police, Fire, Dispatch, and General city departments are each modeled separately, since their real numbers aren't the same.
Whether you operate under a Sworn Safety formula, handle dispatch as Non-Sworn, or keep the city running as General staff, you'll pick your specific employee track and agency during sign-up so your dashboard reflects your actual benefits from day one.
Access is strictly limited to employees of participating member agencies. Don't see your city yet? Request it below and we'll reach out about adding it.
Disclaimer: This dashboard is an independent, unofficial planning tool provided for informational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official product of CalPERS, SFERS, any other pension system, municipal department, or labor organization. This tool does not provide financial help, financial suggestions, or financial advice of any kind, and nothing shown here is a recommendation. All figures โ pension estimates, take-home pay, and PTO walk-away dates โ are projections based on user-provided data and current contract formulas, and may not reflect your actual benefit. You must check every number on your own and contact your retirement system directly to get 100% accurate figures for your retirement. This tool exists to help you plan โ it does not provide official or binding information. Always verify final numbers with your pension system, HR department, and payroll before making any irrevocable retirement decisions.