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North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System

public plan · State of North Dakota · Fargo, ND

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
55/100
Funding Status65% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$4.2B
Total Assets
$6.4B
Total Liabilities
$2.3B
Unfunded Liability
46,291
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System is 65% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $2.3B 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$4.2B$6.4B64.7%$258.5M
2024$4.0B$6.2B65.1%$343.7M
2023$3.8B$5.9B64.3%$306.8M
2022$3.6B$5.4B68.1%$370.3M
2021$3.7B$5.8B63.5%$368.8M