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New York State & Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) vs Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS)

Side-by-side pension health comparison from DOL and public plan data

Verdict

New York State & Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) has a stronger Pension Health Score of 82/100 (A) compared to Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) at 66/100 (B). Funding ratios differ by 25.2 percentage points (95.3% vs 70.1%). New York State & Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) covers 1,070,000 participants.

MetricNew York State & Local Retirement System (NYSLRS)Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS)
Health Score
Composite of funding ratio, trend, and PBGC risk
82/100 (A)*66/100 (B)
Funding Ratio
Assets as % of liabilities (100%+ is fully funded)
95.3%*70.1%
Total Assets$248.0B$31.5B
Total Liabilities$260.2B$44.9B*
Unfunded Liability$12.2B*$13.4B
Participants1,070,000327,000
1-Year Investment Return7.1%*5.5%
Plan Typepublicpublic
PBGC Risk Levellowmoderate
SponsorState of New YorkState of Texas

New York State & Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) has a stronger Pension Health Score of 82/100 (A) compared to Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) at 66/100 (B). Funding ratios differ by 25.2 percentage points (95.3% vs 70.1%). New York State & Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) covers 1,070,000 participants.

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