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New York State & Local Retirement System

public plan · State of New York · New York City, NY

ACTIVE
A
Pension Health Score
91/100
Funding Status98% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$253.9B
Total Assets
$259.5B
Total Liabilities
$5.7B
Unfunded Liability
1,022,458
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

New York State & Local Retirement System is in excellent financial health at 98% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 98 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

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$253.9B$259.5B97.8%$10.7B
2024$248.3B$261.1B95.1%$8.0B
2023$233.2B$238.2B97.9%$10.4B
2022$219.4B$236.7B92.7%$7.8B
2021$212.3B$228.8B92.8%$8.4B