Wisconsin Retirement System
public plan · State of Wisconsin · Green Bay, WI
Funding History
What This Means for You
Wisconsin Retirement System is in excellent financial health at 95% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 95 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 | $120.8B | $126.8B | 95.3% | $8.5B |
| 2024 | $114.2B | $117.7B | 97.0% | $6.6B |
| 2023 | $109.0B | $107.6B | 101.3% | $7.8B |
| 2022 | $108.6B | $114.2B | 95.1% | $9.3B |
| 2021 | $102.6B | $116.8B | 87.8% | $6.7B |
Frequently Asked Questions
Wisconsin Retirement System is 95% funded, meaning it has 95 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is considered healthy by actuarial standards.
Wisconsin Retirement System has 667,987 total participants, including 282,390 active employees and 385,597 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Wisconsin 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.