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Grade B Pension Plans — Healthy

72 plans rated Grade B. These plans are in good condition but may have minor funding gaps or flat trends.

#Plan NameTypeStateParticipantsFunding RatioUnfunded GapScore
1Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
State of Texas
publicTX1,730,00078.1%$54.0B72
2Florida Retirement System (FRS)
State of Florida
publicFL1,065,00082.2%$41.1B76
3California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
State of California
publicCA985,00072.9%$118.0B73
4Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
State of Virginia
publicVA740,00075.1%$28.8B70
5Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust
Teamsters Western Conference
multiemployerWA590,00081.9%$10.2B79
6Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
State of Arizona
publicAZ588,00072.3%$17.6B68
7AT&T Pension Benefit Plan
AT&T Inc.
corporateTX472,00081.8%$12.2B79
8Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS)
State of Indiana
publicIN425,00078.2%$10.3B70
9Georgia Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
State of Georgia
publicGA405,00077.4%$21.6B70
10Maryland State Retirement & Pension System
State of Maryland
publicMD398,00072.1%$23.6B67
11Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
State of Minnesota
publicMN378,00079.1%$9.2B71
12Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
State of Oregon
publicOR375,00077.3%$24.7B72
13NYC Employees Retirement System (NYCERS)
New York City
publicNY370,00076.8%$23.3B71
14UPS Retirement Plan
United Parcel Service
corporateGA335,00077.8%$12.6B71
15Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS)
State of Kansas
publicKS328,00072.3%$9.5B68
16Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS)
State of Texas
publicTX327,00070.1%$13.4B66
17General Electric Pension Plan
GE Aerospace (formerly General Electric)
corporateCT318,00076.2%$12.0B72
18University of California Retirement Plan
University of California
publicCA305,00083.5%$16.2B78
19General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan
General Motors
corporateMI302,00080.1%$16.5B78
20Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan
Boeing Company
corporateVA228,00078.1%$15.7B70
21NYC Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
New York City
publicNY225,00074.2%$32.0B68
22Verizon Management Pension Plan
Verizon Communications
corporateNJ225,00079.8%$6.6B72
23School Employees Retirement System of Ohio (SERS)
State of Ohio
publicOH218,00067.9%$7.7B66
24Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
State of Nevada
publicNV218,00076.2%$15.7B69
25FedEx Corporation Employees Pension Plan
FedEx Corporation
corporateTN218,00074.2%$8.3B68
26Lockheed Martin Corporation Retirement Plan
Lockheed Martin
corporateMD198,00079.8%$9.9B72
27Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association (TRA)
State of Minnesota
publicMN195,00079.8%$7.1B72
28Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)
Los Angeles County
publicCA186,00075.2%$24.2B70
29Alabama Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
State of Alabama
publicAL178,00068.2%$12.8B65
30General Motors Salaried Pension Plan
General Motors
corporateMI165,00082.2%$6.8B79
31Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System
State of Oklahoma
publicOK162,00067.8%$8.6B66
32Georgia Employees Retirement System (ERS)
State of Georgia
publicGA138,00077.2%$5.3B70
33Alabama Employees Retirement System (ERS)
State of Alabama
publicAL132,00069.8%$6.7B67
34Raytheon Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees
RTX Corporation
corporateVA122,00081.8%$5.3B79
35Missouri State Employees Retirement System (MOSERS)
State of Missouri
publicMO120,00072.2%$3.7B67
36Northrop Grumman Pension Plan
Northrop Grumman
corporateVA115,00082.1%$5.1B79
37Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS)
State of Minnesota
publicMN112,00077.3%$4.3B70
38Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS)
State of Arkansas
publicAR112,00071.9%$7.2B67
39New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
State of New Mexico
publicNM108,00067.9%$7.7B66
40Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS)
State of Arkansas
publicAR98,00074.8%$3.2B70
41Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Caterpillar Inc.
corporateTX92,00076.2%$4.4B69
42Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
State of Oklahoma
publicOK88,00070.3%$4.3B67
43DuPont Pension & Retirement Plan
DuPont de Nemours
corporateDE88,00082.1%$3.8B79
443M Company Pension Plan
3M Company
corporateMN88,00079.8%$3.4B71
45Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS)
State of Maine
publicME76,00080.2%$4.1B78
46Deere & Company Pension Plan
John Deere
corporateIL68,00082.1%$2.6B79
47Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration (MPERA)
State of Montana
publicMT65,00075.2%$4.1B69
48Delaware Public Employees Retirement System (DPERS)
State of Delaware
publicDE62,00082.1%$2.4B79
49NYC Police Pension Fund
New York City
publicNY60,00078.3%$13.6B71
50West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System
State of West Virginia
publicWV60,00078.1%$1.7B70
51Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund (OP&F)
State of Ohio
publicOH56,00073.8%$6.2B69
52International Paper Company Retirement Plan
International Paper
corporateTN56,00078.3%$2.8B71
53Dow Chemical Company Employees Pension Plan
Dow Inc.
corporateMI55,00078.2%$2.8B70
54Kraft Heinz Company Pension Plan
Kraft Heinz Company
corporateIL55,00070.2%$1.7B66
55Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (LACERS)
City of Los Angeles
publicCA49,00075.8%$6.4B70
56Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS)
Orange County
publicCA46,00076.2%$6.4B71
57West Virginia Teachers Retirement System
State of West Virginia
publicWV45,00068.3%$2.7B66
58Alcoa Corporation Retirement Plan
Alcoa Corporation
corporatePA45,00068.2%$2.2B65
59North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System (NDPERS)
State of North Dakota
publicND44,00068.3%$1.9B66
60Wyoming Retirement System (WRS)
State of Wyoming
publicWY38,00077.8%$2.3B70
61Alaska Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
State of Alaska
publicAK38,00067.8%$3.4B66
62Textron Inc. Pension Plan
Textron Inc.
corporateRI35,00072.2%$1.9B67
63NYC Fire Department Pension Fund
New York City
publicNY28,00076.2%$5.5B69
64Sacramento County Employees Retirement System (SCERS)
Sacramento County
publicCA27,00080.2%$2.9B78
65Contra Costa County Employees Retirement Association
Contra Costa County
publicCA23,00078.3%$2.8B71
66Vermont State Employees Retirement System
State of Vermont
publicVT22,00067.9%$1.1B66
67Denver Employees Retirement Plan
City of Denver
publicCO21,00079.2%$1.3B71
68San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS)
City of San Diego
publicCA20,50073.3%$3.7B70
69Detroit General Retirement System
City of Detroit
publicMI20,00071.8%$780.0M71
70Phoenix Employees Retirement System
City of Phoenix
publicAZ18,00068.1%$1.5B67
71Operating Engineers Local 324 Pension Fund
IUOE Local 324
multiemployerMI16,50068.2%$1.0B65
72San Jose Federated City Employees Retirement System
City of San Jose
publicCA12,00074.2%$1.5B68

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does a Grade B pension plan mean?

A Grade B pension plan is solidly funded with manageable risk. The grade is based on funding ratio (50%), 3-year funding trend (30%), and PBGC risk level (20%).

How many pension plans are rated Grade B?

There are 72 pension plans currently rated Grade B in our database.

Should I be worried about a Grade B pension?

These plans are in good condition but may have minor funding gaps or flat trends.