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Scottsdale Fire & Rescue Pension Fund

public plan · City of Scottsdale · Phoenix, AZ

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
50/100
Funding Status74% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$489.4M
Total Assets
$664.0M
Total Liabilities
$174.6M
Unfunded Liability
4,455
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Scottsdale Fire & Rescue Pension Fund is 74% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $174.6M 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

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$489.4M$664.0M73.7%$28.1M
2024$483.2M$694.2M69.6%$25.5M
2023$444.6M$622.6M71.4%$30.3M
2022$441.0M$574.2M76.8%$27.8M
2021$407.9M$481.6M84.7%$22.8M

Frequently Asked Questions

Scottsdale Fire & Rescue Pension Fund is 74% funded, meaning it has 74 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is below the 80% threshold actuaries consider healthy, and may require increased contributions.

Scottsdale Fire & Rescue Pension Fund has 4,455 total participants, including 1,679 active employees and 2,776 retirees currently receiving benefits.

Scottsdale Fire & Rescue Pension Fund 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.

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Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.