Florida Retirement System
public plan · State of Florida · Tallahassee, FL
Funding History
What This Means for You
Florida Retirement System is in excellent financial health at 85% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 85 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 | $188.3B | $221.5B | 85.0% | $13.7B |
| 2024 | $185.7B | $230.4B | 80.6% | $10.8B |
| 2023 | $172.4B | $206.7B | 83.4% | $12.9B |
| 2022 | $171.8B | $185.7B | 92.5% | $10.5B |
| 2021 | $162.7B | $217.2B | 74.9% | $12.1B |
Frequently Asked Questions
Florida Retirement System is 85% funded, meaning it has 85 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is considered healthy by actuarial standards.
Florida Retirement System has 1,023,884 total participants, including 436,938 active employees and 586,946 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Florida Retirement System 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.