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Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System

public plan · State of Mississippi · Gulfport, MS

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
55/100
Funding Status57% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$31.1B
Total Assets
$54.7B
Total Liabilities
$23.6B
Unfunded Liability
322,134
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System is 57% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $23.6B 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$31.1B$54.7B56.8%$2.6B
2024$30.3B$49.6B61.1%$2.0B
2023$29.2B$56.2B52.0%$2.1B
2022$27.6B$45.5B60.8%$2.4B
2021$26.8B$50.2B53.3%$2.6B