Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System
public plan · State of Massachusetts · Boston, MA
Funding History
What This Means for You
Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System is 63% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $6.0B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10.2B | $16.2B | 63.1% | $589.5M |
| 2024 | $9.8B | $14.9B | 65.9% | $606.0M |
| 2023 | $9.4B | $17.1B | 54.8% | $599.9M |
| 2022 | $9.3B | $18.4B | 50.6% | $622.4M |
| 2021 | $9.0B | $13.8B | 64.8% | $696.4M |
Frequently Asked Questions
Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System is 63% funded, meaning it has 63 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is below the 80% threshold actuaries consider healthy, and may require increased contributions.
Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System has 100,747 total participants, including 49,815 active employees and 50,932 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Massachusetts State Employees 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.