Retirement of a public official: what is the surcharge?
Verified 01 January 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
If you retire beyond the minimum age of departure by having one number of quarters of higher pension insurance the number of quarters required to qualify for a full rate retirement, your retirement pension is increased based on the number of additional quarters contributed.
The minimum age of departure taken into account is the minimum age of separation applicable to civil servants of sedentary category even if you are a civil servant of active category.
The additional contributory quarters taken into account are calendar quarters integers following the one in which you reached the minimum retirement age.
Each additional contributory full calendar quarter increases your pension by 1.25%.
Example :
If you were born on October 9, 1964, you can retire at full rate from age 62 and 9 months (1er August 2027) if you have 170 quarters. If you decide to leave later, at 1er october 2028, i.e. 4 full quarters following the one in which you reached your 62 years and 9 months and your 170 quarters, your retirement pension is increased by 5% (4 x 1.25%).
The surcharge does not accumulate not with the parental override (granted if at age 63 you have reached the number of quarters required to qualify for a full pension and if you have at least 1 quarter of free child pension insurance).
Warning
If you are contractor, you can benefit from a surcharge under the same conditions as a private sector employee.