New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
public plan · State of New Mexico · Las Cruces, NM
Funding History
What This Means for You
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board is 60% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $8.6B 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 | $13.0B | $21.6B | 60.1% | $455.2M |
| 2024 | $12.9B | $21.1B | 61.3% | $401.1M |
| 2023 | $12.3B | $22.6B | 54.5% | $425.7M |
| 2022 | $11.9B | $23.1B | 51.4% | $403.7M |
| 2021 | $10.8B | $19.9B | 54.5% | $442.9M |
Frequently Asked Questions
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board is 60% funded, meaning it has 60 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is below the 80% threshold actuaries consider healthy, and may require increased contributions.
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board has 87,738 total participants, including 47,981 active employees and 39,757 retirees currently receiving benefits.
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board 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.