In accordance with Miss. Code Ann. ยง 25-11-103(k) and Internal Revenue Service adjustments to retirement plan limitations for 2018, the maximum covered earnings for the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS), the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP), and the Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan (SLRP) will increase from $270,000 to $275,000 for fiscal year 2019, which runs from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.

Also changing July 1, 2018, is the ORP Annual 415 Contribution Limit, which is increasing from $54,000 to $55,000.