Houston Municipal Employees Pension System
public plan · City of Houston · Houston, TX
Funding History
What This Means for You
Houston Municipal Employees Pension System is 58% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $3.2B 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
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Funding Ratio | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.5B | $7.7B | 58.2% | $350.0M |
| 2022 | $4.4B | $7.7B | 57.0% | $339.5M |
| 2021 | $4.2B | $7.2B | 59.0% | $329.0M |
| 2020 | $4.1B | $7.7B | 53.0% | $318.5M |
| 2019 | $4.0B | $7.2B | 55.0% | $308.0M |
Frequently Asked Questions
Houston Municipal Employees Pension System is 58% funded, meaning it has 58 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is significantly underfunded and participants should monitor the situation closely.
Houston Municipal Employees Pension System has 28,000 total participants, including 13,000 active employees and 15,000 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Houston Municipal Employees Pension 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.