Houston Firefighters Basics

  • Established 1937
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers police and/or fire
  • Plan members not covered by Social Security
  • Single employer

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, Houston Firefighters, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 1.73
2002 1.66
2003 1.72
2004 1.98
2005 2.29
2006 2.57
2007 2.97
2008 3.03
2009 2.37
2010 2.72
2011 3.20
2012 3.18
2013 3.43
2014 3.91
2015 3.88
2016 3.73
2017 4.03
2018 4.17
2019 4.24
2020 4.10
2021 5.26
2022 5.09
2023 5.11

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Houston Firefighters US State and Local Pensions
2001 2.0 2.4
2002 1.9 2.3
2003 1.7 2.2
2004 1.8 2.1
2005 1.8 2.1
2006 1.7 2.0
2007 1.6 2.0
2008 1.6 1.9
2009 1.5 1.9
2010 1.5 1.8
2011 1.4 1.7
2012 1.4 1.6
2013 1.3 1.5
2014 1.3 1.4
2015 1.3 1.4
2016 1.3 1.4
2017 1.3 1.4
2018 1.2 1.3
2019 1.1 1.3
2020 1.1 1.3
2021 1.1 1.2
2022 1.0 1.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Costs

Employer's Annual Required Contribution as a Percentage of Payroll and Portion Paid for Houston Firefighters, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2001 14.6 0.0 14.9 14.6
2002 14.9 0.0 13.9 14.9
2003 null 0.0 18.9 null
2004 15.7 0.0 21.7 15.7
2005 17.0 0.0 23.5 17.0
2006 22.3 0.0 24.8 22.3
2007 22.7 0.0 27.4 22.7
2008 22.6 0.0 27.9 22.6
2009 27.4 0.0 29.2 27.4
2010 27.9 0.0 31.2 27.9
2011 27.8 0.0 33.5 27.8
2012 22.6 0.0 34.0 22.6
2013 22.9 0.0 34.7 22.9
2014 24.0 7.1 34.5 31.1
2015 null null 40.0 null
2016 33.6 0.0 38.9 31.2
2017 32.3 0.0 39.6 30.6
2018 31.9 5.2 39.1 37.1
2019 33.0 3.6 39.4 36.6
2020 32.3 4.8 40.1 37.2
2021 31.9 4.4 40.4 36.3
2022 31.9 0.0 40.5 30.8
2023 26.9 0.0 39.8 26.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Houston Firefighters, 2001-2022

Fiscal Year Houston Firefighters National Data
2001 113.0 101.7
2002 98.0 94.6
2003 null 88.8
2004 88.0 87.0
2005 86.0 85.4
2006 87.0 85.2
2007 91.0 86.3
2008 96.0 84.4
2009 95.0 78.4
2010 93.0 75.7
2011 91.0 74.3
2012 87.0 72.3
2013 87.0 71.8
2014 null 73.2
2015 89.4 73.2
2016 80.6 71.6
2017 86.1 72.0
2018 87.2 72.4
2019 82.9 72.5
2020 90.9 72.6
2021 94.3 75.8
2022 96.2 76.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Houston Firefighters, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 27.0
Fixed Income 17.0
Private Equity 42.0
Real Estate 8.0
Cash 3.0
Other 0.0
Commodities 0.0
Hedge Fund 3.0
Misc. Alternatives 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Asset Allocation for State and Local Pensions, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 42.2
Fixed Income 20.5
Private Equity 14.0
Real Estate 10.5
Cash 1.8
Other 0.1
Commodities 2.7
Hedge Fund 6.6
Misc. Alternatives 1.8

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Asset allocation for Houston Firefighters, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2001 42.7 34.1 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.8
2002 42.3 36.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.0
2003 40.1 36.0 16.7 4.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 43.7 32.3 15.4 5.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 44.7 33.6 13.3 5.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 47.0 33.9 11.4 4.8 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 46.1 33.7 9.5 4.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0
2008 44.6 33.0 11.0 5.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 4.7 0.0
2009 35.1 38.1 12.6 6.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 7.1 0.0
2010 35.1 36.9 12.4 5.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 9.2 0.0
2011 38.8 35.7 11.3 5.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 8.5 0.0
2012 36.0 37.0 11.0 7.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 0.0
2013 40.0 34.0 10.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 0.0
2014 41.0 33.0 9.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 11.0 0.0
2015 40.0 33.0 9.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 0.0
2016 56.0 17.0 10.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 11.0 0.0
2017 50.0 28.0 10.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0
2018 51.0 22.0 13.0 4.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0
2019 43.0 28.0 17.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0
2020 39.0 24.0 23.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0
2021 39.0 16.0 32.0 5.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0
2022 34.0 12.0 41.0 7.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0
2023 27.0 17.0 42.0 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of June 30 for Houston Firefighters, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Houston Firefighters Assumed return
2001 -1.10 8.50
2002 -2.40 8.50
2003 6.48 8.50
2004 18.41 8.50
2005 19.10 8.50
2006 14.50 8.50
2007 17.00 8.50
2008 4.00 8.50
2009 -20.00 8.50
2010 17.30 8.50
2011 20.60 8.50
2012 2.10 8.50
2013 11.50 8.50
2014 17.80 8.50
2015 1.53 8.50
2016 -1.00 7.25
2017 12.00 7.25
2018 8.30 7.25
2019 5.70 7.00
2020 2.10 7.00
2021 33.70 7.00
2022 0.10 7.00
2023 4.20 7.00

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Houston Firefighters
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 -16.2 1,726.5
2002 -20.6 1,660.2
2003 -34.3 1,723.2
2004 -46.6 1,980.9
2005 -43.8 2,286.0
2006 -33.8 2,573.9
2007 -36.1 2,966.1
2008 -45.3 3,029.2
2009 -36.6 2,369.0
2010 -47.8 2,721.6
2011 -64.5 3,203.1
2012 -85.5 3,175.1
2013 -98.3 3,430.4
2014 -107.1 3,912.8
2015 -87.0 3,877.7
2016 -100.5 3,729.7
2017 -137.5 4,025.1
2018 -177.0 4,170.4
2019 -154.4 4,237.7
2020 -218.9 4,102.9
2021 -184.4 5,256.8
2022 -163.5 5,093.7
2023 -184.2 5,109.2

Source: Public Plans Database

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Note: The PPD average is for plans with a similar fiscal year end (FYE) date to the plan presented on this page.


Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Houston Firefighters
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Houston Firefighters National Average
2001 -0.9 -2.0
2002 -1.2 -2.4
2003 -2.0 -2.5
2004 -2.4 -1.8
2005 -1.9 -2.2
2006 -1.3 -2.2
2007 -1.2 -2.0
2008 -1.5 -2.1
2009 -1.5 -3.1
2010 -1.8 -3.2
2011 -2.0 -3.0
2012 -2.7 -3.2
2013 -2.9 -3.1
2014 -2.7 -2.9
2015 -2.2 -2.7
2016 -2.7 -2.9
2017 -3.4 -2.8
2018 -4.2 -2.4
2019 -3.6 -2.4
2020 -5.3 -2.3
2021 -3.5 -2.0
2022 -3.2 -1.9
2023 -3.6 -1.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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2022 Financial Reports

Benefits

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