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Minnesota State Employees Basics

  • Established 1929
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers state employees
  • Plan members covered by Social Security
  • Multiple employer, cost sharing plan

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, Minnesota State Employees, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 6.89
2002 6.20
2003 6.16
2004 6.97
2005 7.51
2006 8.22
2007 9.51
2008 8.80
2009 6.90
2010 7.69
2011 9.20
2012 9.10
2013 10.03
2014 11.50
2015 11.64
2016 11.22
2017 12.49
2018 13.29
2019 13.77
2020 13.86
2021 17.44
2022 15.83
2023 16.65

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Minnesota State Employees US State and Local Pensions
2001 2.5 2.4
2002 2.4 2.3
2003 2.2 2.2
2004 2.1 2.1
2005 2.0 2.1
2006 2.0 2.0
2007 1.9 2.0
2008 1.8 1.9
2009 1.8 1.9
2010 1.7 1.8
2011 1.6 1.7
2012 1.5 1.6
2013 1.5 1.5
2014 1.4 1.4
2015 1.3 1.4
2016 1.3 1.4
2017 1.3 1.4
2018 1.3 1.3
2019 1.2 1.3
2020 1.2 1.3
2021 1.1 1.2
2022 1.1 1.2
2023 1.1 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 Minnesota State Employees, 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 5.2 0.0 5.3 4.0
2002 6.1 0.0 5.2 4.0
2003 4.0 0.2 6.0 4.2
2004 4.0 1.3 7.8 5.3
2005 4.1 1.0 9.6 5.1
2006 4.1 2.2 9.9 6.3
2007 4.1 1.7 10.6 5.8
2008 4.3 3.1 11.0 7.4
2009 4.6 3.1 11.0 7.7
2010 4.9 5.0 11.6 9.9
2011 4.9 1.1 13.4 6.0
2012 4.9 1.2 14.1 6.0
2013 4.9 2.4 15.1 7.3
2014 4.9 2.6 15.7 7.4
2015 5.4 1.9 15.7 7.3
2016 5.4 1.5 15.6 6.9
2017 5.4 3.6 15.5 9.0
2018 5.4 2.3 16.2 7.7
2019 5.8 0.0 16.4 5.8
2020 6.2 0.0 16.8 5.6
2021 6.2 0.0 17.4 4.6
2022 6.2 0.0 18.1 3.1
2023 6.2 0.0 17.4 2.3

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Minnesota State Employees, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Minnesota State Employees National Data
2001 112.1 101.7
2002 104.5 94.6
2003 99.1 88.8
2004 100.1 87.0
2005 95.6 85.4
2006 96.2 85.2
2007 92.5 86.3
2008 90.2 84.4
2009 85.9 78.4
2010 87.3 75.7
2011 86.3 74.3
2012 82.7 72.3
2013 82.0 71.8
2014 83.0 73.2
2015 85.7 73.2
2016 81.6 71.6
2017 85.2 72.0
2018 88.8 72.4
2019 88.9 72.5
2020 91.9 72.6
2021 97.1 75.8
2022 99.9 76.2
2023 95.1 74.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Minnesota State Employees, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 50.6
Fixed Income 24.0
Private Equity 0.0
Real Estate 0.0
Cash 0.2
Other 0.0
Commodities 0.0
Hedge Fund 0.0
Misc. Alternatives 25.2

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 Minnesota State Employees, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2001 61.8 24.2 0.0 4.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.1
2002 62.3 24.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.3
2003 62.1 23.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.9
2004 64.6 21.4 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.0
2005 65.6 23.4 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8
2006 64.8 23.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.2
2007 65.9 22.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.9
2008 61.3 23.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.5
2009 60.9 22.3 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.8
2010 57.8 24.9 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.3
2011 60.8 22.2 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.6
2012 60.1 22.3 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.7
2013 60.0 23.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.5
2014 61.4 23.4 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.6
2015 62.2 23.6 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.3
2016 60.4 24.7 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.8
2017 64.9 19.4 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.1
2018 60.7 24.3 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.8
2019 62.2 20.3 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.6
2020 59.6 20.4 0.0 0.0 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.6
2021 50.0 19.6 0.0 0.0 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.7
2022 48.8 19.5 0.0 0.0 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.4
2023 50.6 24.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.2

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of June 30 for Minnesota State Employees, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Minnesota State Employees Assumed return
2001 -7.10 null
2002 -8.20 null
2003 2.40 null
2004 16.50 8.50
2005 10.70 8.50
2006 12.30 8.50
2007 18.30 7.13
2008 -5.00 7.13
2009 -18.80 7.13
2010 15.20 7.26
2011 23.30 7.33
2012 2.40 6.99
2013 14.20 7.27
2014 18.60 8.41
2015 4.40 8.00
2016 -0.10 8.00
2017 15.10 8.00
2018 10.30 7.50
2019 7.30 7.50
2020 4.20 7.50
2021 30.30 7.50
2022 -6.40 7.50
2023 8.90 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)
Minnesota State Employees
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 -139.5 6,890.9
2002 -155.4 6,199.7
2003 -161.8 6,164.1
2004 -185.0 6,966.6
2005 -200.3 7,511.1
2006 -217.4 8,221.0
2007 -235.0 9,507.0
2008 -242.6 8,803.1
2009 -246.9 6,897.1
2010 -260.4 7,692.5
2011 -285.6 9,196.2
2012 -336.7 9,098.1
2013 -361.5 10,033.5
2014 -385.5 11,498.6
2015 -391.9 11,638.3
2016 -426.4 11,223.1
2017 -452.7 12,485.6
2018 -490.2 13,293.4
2019 -501.9 13,772.3
2020 -508.1 13,855.7
2021 -542.7 17,440.1
2022 -577.9 15,829.9
2023 -584.7 16,645.0

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
Minnesota State Employees
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Minnesota State Employees National Average
2001 -2.0 -2.0
2002 -2.5 -2.4
2003 -2.6 -2.5
2004 -2.7 -1.8
2005 -2.7 -2.2
2006 -2.6 -2.2
2007 -2.5 -2.0
2008 -2.8 -2.1
2009 -3.6 -3.1
2010 -3.4 -3.2
2011 -3.1 -3.0
2012 -3.7 -3.2
2013 -3.6 -3.1
2014 -3.4 -2.9
2015 -3.4 -2.7
2016 -3.8 -2.9
2017 -3.6 -2.8
2018 -3.7 -2.4
2019 -3.6 -2.4
2020 -3.7 -2.3
2021 -3.1 -2.0
2022 -3.7 -1.9
2023 -3.5 -1.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Benefits

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