North Carolina Retirement Systems
public plan · State of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC
ACTIVE
B
Pension Health Score
77/100
Funding Status85% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$101.3B
Total Assets
$118.9B
Total Liabilities
$17.7B
Unfunded Liability
933,366
Participants
Funding History
What This Means for You
North Carolina Retirement Systems is in good financial health at 85% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 85 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 | $101.3B | $118.9B | 85.1% | $3.3B |
| 2024 | $100.6B | $117.7B | 85.5% | $3.6B |
| 2023 | $94.0B | $105.3B | 89.2% | $2.9B |
| 2022 | $88.4B | $98.2B | 90.0% | $2.6B |
| 2021 | $87.4B | $102.3B | 85.5% | $3.6B |