Group Classifications & Percentage Charts
Massachusetts law assigns each member to a Group Classification based on their occupation, position, or job duties. Throughout your career, you may hold roles that fall into more than one group.
How Group Classification Affects Your Retirement Benefit
Your Group Classification and membership date determine the age factor used when calculating your retirement allowance. These age factors — combined with your creditable service and average salary — help determine your benefit percentage at retirement.
Below are links to the applicable percentage charts and age factor tables.
Middlesex County Retirement System Group Classifications
Group 1
Officials and general employees, including clerical, administrative, and technical staff, laborers, mechanics, dispatchers and all other positions not specifically assigned to another group.
Group 2
Group 4
Membership Established
Before April 2, 2012
Membership Established
On or After April 2, 2012
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