Overview

GESB Super is a market-linked taxed accumulation super scheme. Here’s a breakdown of what that means:

  • Market linked
    We invest your super in a range of financial assets such as Shares and Bonds. The balance of your super depends on the performance of these assets, along with any contributions, withdrawals or deductions from your account.
  • Taxed
    Like most super schemes in Australia, tax is deducted from certain types of contributions (known as concessional contributions) and investment earnings while your money is accumulating.
  • Accumulation
    Your account balance can grow over time with a combination of:
    • Your employer contributions
    • Your own contributions
    • Any super that you roll in from other funds
    • Any investment returns (positive or negative) on these contributions based on your chosen investment option

GESB Super opened on 16 April 2007 as the default fund for Western Australian (WA) public sector employers. This means that if you join the WA public sector, you’ll have a GESB Super account opened for you unless you choose another super fund.

Choose GESB if you work outside the WA public sector

If you're a GESB member who works outside the WA public sector, you can choose to have your private sector (non-government) employer contributions paid to a GESB Super account.

Fill out our Fund nomination form and give it to your non-government employer. You can complete the form online and email it directly to your employer’s payroll office.

Complete online nomination form

You can also fill out the PDF nomination form.

Make the most of our tools, services and expertise

If you'd like to learn more and make informed decisions about how to manage your super and retirement savings, we can help. As a GESB member, you have access to:

At GESB, we have over 85 years’ experience managing the super savings of current and former WA public sector employees.

With around 250,000 members and over $46 billion in funds under management (as at 31 December 2025), we're the largest super fund in WA.*

Rainmaker AAA Quality Rating 2024 – GESB Super

GESB Super achieves Rainmaker AAA Quality Rating

Rainmaker Information, one of Australia’s leading independent financial services research companies, has recognised GESB Super for its quality and outstanding results. Rainmaker Information’s ratings have been a symbol of excellence among superannuation funds for more than two decades.

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1 SuperRatings Smart database as at 31 March 2025. Based on an average balance of $50,000, fees for the My West State Super option, the My GESB Super option and the RI Allocated Pension Balanced option are below the industry median. Fees includes administration, investment, and transaction fees and costs. Fees may change periodically.
* Research Solutions, Member and employer satisfaction research, 2024 and SuperRatings 2025 Annual Benchmarking Report. Ratings are not the only factor to take into account when deciding whether to invest in a financial product.

Page last updated 11 June 2026

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