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NYC Fire Department Pension Fund

public plan · New York City · Buffalo, NY

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
56/100
Funding Status78% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$17.0B
Total Assets
$21.8B
Total Liabilities
$4.8B
Unfunded Liability
25,004
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

NYC Fire Department Pension Fund is 78% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $4.8B 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$17.0B$21.8B78.1%$1.2B
2024$16.7B$22.7B73.5%$1.4B
2023$16.3B$20.5B79.4%$1.1B
2022$15.1B$19.0B79.5%$1.3B
2021$14.6B$17.0B85.5%$1.1B