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Winston-Salem Municipal Employees Retirement System

public plan · City of Winston-Salem · Greensboro, NC

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
50/100
Funding Status53% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$3.2B
Total Assets
$6.1B
Total Liabilities
$2.9B
Unfunded Liability
13,009
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Winston-Salem Municipal Employees Retirement System is 53% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $2.9B 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$3.2B$6.1B52.6%$218.6M
2024$3.2B$6.2B51.2%$175.4M
2023$3.0B$5.7B53.1%$242.3M
2022$2.8B$5.4B52.3%$206.6M
2021$2.7B$5.3B50.6%$238.1M