New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association
public plan · State of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM
Funding History
What This Means for You
New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association is in good financial health at 72% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 72 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 | $16.2B | $22.6B | 71.6% | $618.4M |
| 2024 | $15.7B | $23.4B | 67.2% | $753.5M |
| 2023 | $15.4B | $21.0B | 73.5% | $768.8M |
| 2022 | $14.3B | $23.0B | 61.9% | $614.1M |
| 2021 | $13.7B | $24.7B | 55.4% | $681.0M |
Frequently Asked Questions
New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association is 72% funded, meaning it has 72 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 Public Employees Retirement Association has 108,241 total participants, including 44,346 active employees and 63,895 retirees currently receiving benefits.
New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association 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.