Charlotte Municipal Employees Retirement System
public plan · City of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC
ACTIVE
B
Pension Health Score
69/100
Funding Status89% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$4.3B
Total Assets
$4.9B
Total Liabilities
$541.5M
Unfunded Liability
24,775
Participants
Funding History
What This Means for You
Charlotte Municipal Employees Retirement System is in good financial health at 89% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 89 cents in assets to cover it. As a public pension, benefits are typically backed by the taxing authority of the sponsoring government. Participants in this plan have relatively low risk of benefit reductions.
Year-by-Year Funding
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Funding Ratio | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.3B | $4.9B | 88.9% | $324.9M |
| 2024 | $4.2B | $4.8B | 87.5% | $348.6M |
| 2023 | $4.1B | $4.6B | 91.0% | $315.4M |
| 2022 | $3.9B | $4.3B | 90.6% | $329.3M |
| 2021 | $3.7B | $3.9B | 95.8% | $381.9M |