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Employees Retirement System of Texas

public plan · State of Texas · Austin, TX

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
50/100
Funding Status65% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$30.8B
Total Assets
$47.1B
Total Liabilities
$16.4B
Unfunded Liability
342,774
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Employees Retirement System of Texas is 65% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $16.4B in unfunded liabilities that must be addressed through increased contributions, investment returns, or benefit adjustments. Current participants should monitor this plan and consider supplemental retirement savings.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$30.8B$47.1B65.3%$1.4B
2024$30.4B$44.7B67.9%$1.4B
2023$28.7B$44.6B64.3%$1.4B
2022$27.6B$42.4B65.1%$1.4B
2021$25.3B$34.8B72.6%$1.5B