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Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System

public plan · State of Pennsylvania · Harrisburg, PA

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
57/100
Funding Status61% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$34.7B
Total Assets
$56.7B
Total Liabilities
$21.9B
Unfunded Liability
232,838
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System is 61% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $21.9B 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$34.7B$56.7B61.3%$1.6B
2024$34.2B$58.1B58.9%$1.4B
2023$32.1B$52.1B61.5%$1.4B
2022$31.0B$54.1B57.4%$1.4B
2021$29.8B$51.8B57.5%$1.3B