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Payment Remittance

A cash remittance provides specific details about your payment to STRS Ohio.

  • Online Submission
  • Paper Form

Employer Reporting

An online reference regarding administrative procedures for employers.

  • Account Withdrawal
  • Annual Reporting
  • Compensation
  • Employer Pickup
  • GASB Requirements
  • Membership Determination
  • New Employers
  • New Hire Reporting
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Purchases & Leaves
  • Reemployed Retirees
  • Retirement Plans & Benefits
  • Retirement Reporting
  • Service Credit

Resources

STRS Ohio offers a variety of resources to assist reporting employers.

  • News
  • Education & Training
  • Publications
  • Forms

Employer Self Service (ESS)

  • Registration
  • Employer Self Service (ESS) Instructions

Calculators

  • Service Credit
  • Current Leave of Absence Cost
  • Interest on Backpostings
  • Pickup-on-Pickup
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About Us

State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is one of the nation’s premier retirement systems, serving about 500,000 active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators; and working with more than 1,121 employers statewide. With investment assets of $88.8 billion (including short-term investments) as of June 30, 2022, STRS Ohio is one of the largest public pension funds in the country.

In fiscal year 2022, STRS Ohio paid more than $7.1 billion in service retirement, disability and survivor benefits to just over 156,000 individuals including $418 million for health care coverage. STRS Ohio operates under the guidelines of Chapter 3307 of the Revised Code (R.C.) as enacted by the Ohio General Assembly. It is legally separate from and fiscally independent of state and local governments.

STRS Ohio

  • Mission & Vision
  • About STRS Ohio
  • STRS Ohio History

Retirement Board

  • Board Members
  • Board Calendar
  • Administrative Code Rules
  • Board News

Additional Board Documents

  • Current Financial Reporting & Expenses
  • Approved Board Meeting Minutes
  • Board Policies
  • Ohio Revised Code 3307
  • Overall Asset Mix, Year-to-Date Return and Portfolio Performance Report

Funding & Investments

  • Funding
  • Investments
  • Annual Reports

Calculators

  • Service Credit
  • Current Leave of Absence Cost
  • Interest on Backpostings
  • Pickup-on-Pickup

Education & Training

  • Employer Responsibilities
  • Calendar of Events
  • Workshops
  • Training
  • Tutorials
  • Webinars

Publications

  • ESS Instructions
  • Fact Sheets
  • Instructions & Guidebooks
  • Newsletters
  • Record Layouts
  • Other

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2023 State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio · To learn more about STRS Ohio employer reporting, please visit us at www.strsoh.org/employer.