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Suffolk County Employees Retirement Fund

public plan · Suffolk County · Juneau, AK

ACTIVE
C
Pension Health Score
58/100
Funding Status73% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$2.1B
Total Assets
$2.9B
Total Liabilities
$780.1M
Unfunded Liability
14,046
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Suffolk County Employees Retirement Fund is 73% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $780.1M 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$2.1B$2.9B73.3%$131.0M
2024$2.1B$3.1B69.8%$114.8M
2023$2.1B$2.9B71.7%$143.1M
2022$1.9B$2.5B75.5%$97.9M
2021$1.9B$2.4B77.5%$134.7M

Frequently Asked Questions

Suffolk County Employees Retirement Fund is 73% funded, meaning it has 73 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is below the 80% threshold actuaries consider healthy, and may require increased contributions.

Suffolk County Employees Retirement Fund has 14,046 total participants, including 4,982 active employees and 9,064 retirees currently receiving benefits.

Suffolk County Employees Retirement 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.