Columbus Municipal Employees Retirement System
public plan · City of Columbus · Cincinnati, OH
ACTIVE
A
Pension Health Score
91/100
Funding Status88% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$4.2B
Total Assets
$4.8B
Total Liabilities
$561.2M
Unfunded Liability
39,465
Participants
Funding History
What This Means for You
Columbus Municipal Employees Retirement System is in excellent financial health at 88% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 88 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 | $4.2B | $4.8B | 88.3% | $234.3M |
| 2024 | $4.0B | $4.3B | 93.0% | $214.5M |
| 2023 | $4.0B | $4.3B | 92.6% | $230.3M |
| 2022 | $3.9B | $5.1B | 76.2% | $217.8M |
| 2021 | $3.6B | $4.5B | 80.7% | $209.0M |