Boston Police Pension Fund
public plan · City of Boston · Boston, MA
Funding History
What This Means for You
Boston Police Pension Fund is in excellent financial health at 94% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 94 cents in assets to cover it. As a public pension, benefits are typically backed by the taxing authority of the sponsoring government. Participants in this plan have relatively low risk of benefit reductions.
Year-by-Year Funding
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Funding Ratio | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.0B | $1.1B | 93.5% | $72.1M |
| 2024 | $1.0B | $1.1B | 90.4% | $64.2M |
| 2023 | $913.3M | $933.9M | 97.8% | $72.9M |
| 2022 | $897.8M | $897.8M | 100.0% | $87.1M |
| 2021 | $857.5M | $1.1B | 81.0% | $83.1M |
Frequently Asked Questions
Boston Police Pension Fund is 94% funded, meaning it has 94 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is considered healthy by actuarial standards.
Boston Police Pension Fund has 11,936 total participants, including 7,054 active employees and 4,882 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Boston Police Pension Fund is not covered by the PBGC. Benefits depend entirely on the plan's assets and the sponsor's ability to fund it.
The Pension Health Score (0-100, A-F) measures a pension plan's financial strength based on funding ratio (50%), funding trend over 3 years (30%), and PBGC risk level (20%). Higher scores indicate more secure retirement benefits.
Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.