NY State & Local ERS Basics

  • Established 1921
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers state and local employees
  • Plan members covered by Social Security
  • Multiple employer, cost sharing plan

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, NY State & Local ERS, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 96.46
2002 95.42
2003 82.56
2004 102.53
2005 108.73
2006 121.21
2007 133.13
2008 132.47
2009 94.24
2010 114.06
2011 127.19
2012 130.51
2013 139.75
2014 154.27
2015 161.21
2016 156.25
2017 168.00
2018 180.17
2019 182.72
2020 168.12
2021 220.58
2022 232.05
2023 211.18

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year NY State & Local ERS US State and Local Pensions
2001 1.9 2.4
2002 1.8 2.3
2003 1.8 2.2
2004 1.7 2.1
2005 1.7 2.1
2006 1.6 2.0
2007 1.6 2.0
2008 1.6 1.9
2009 1.6 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 1.2 1.4
2016 1.2 1.4
2017 1.2 1.4
2018 1.2 1.3
2019 1.1 1.3
2020 1.1 1.3
2021 1.0 1.2
2022 1.0 1.2
2023 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 NY State & Local ERS, 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 0.7 0.0 5.3 0.7
2002 1.4 0.0 5.2 1.4
2003 3.1 0.0 6.0 3.1
2004 5.7 0.0 7.8 5.7
2005 12.4 0.0 9.6 12.4
2006 11.2 0.0 9.9 11.2
2007 10.1 0.0 10.6 10.1
2008 9.4 0.0 11.0 9.4
2009 8.1 0.0 11.0 8.1
2010 7.5 0.0 11.6 7.5
2011 14.9 0.0 13.4 14.9
2012 16.0 0.0 14.1 16.0
2013 18.5 0.0 15.1 18.5
2014 21.1 0.0 15.7 21.1
2015 20.0 0.0 15.7 20.0
2016 17.8 0.0 15.6 17.8
2017 15.1 0.0 15.5 15.1
2018 14.8 0.0 16.2 14.8
2019 14.2 0.0 16.4 14.2
2020 13.9 0.0 16.8 13.9
2021 14.5 0.0 17.4 14.5
2022 15.7 0.0 18.1 15.7
2023 10.9 0.0 17.4 10.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for NY State & Local ERS, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year NY State & Local ERS National Data
2001 120.1 101.7
2002 118.9 94.6
2003 98.7 88.8
2004 100.5 87.0
2005 102.8 85.4
2006 104.1 85.2
2007 105.8 86.3
2008 107.3 84.4
2009 101.0 78.4
2010 93.9 75.7
2011 90.2 74.3
2012 87.2 72.3
2013 99.5 71.8
2014 92.0 73.2
2015 93.8 73.2
2016 94.1 71.6
2017 94.4 72.0
2018 95.1 72.4
2019 95.2 72.5
2020 92.7 72.6
2021 100.5 75.8
2022 99.4 76.2
2023 98.0 74.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for NY State & Local ERS, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 43.9
Fixed Income 19.5
Private Equity 14.9
Real Estate 10.1
Cash 1.6
Other 0.0
Commodities 3.1
Hedge Fund 6.9
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 NY State & Local ERS, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2001 54.7 31.9 6.1 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0
2002 60.4 29.3 5.9 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 54.1 34.2 6.7 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 63.0 25.1 6.3 4.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 63.5 23.5 7.1 3.9 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 62.8 20.6 7.6 4.4 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 57.9 21.4 7.6 4.7 5.5 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0
2008 55.0 23.9 7.8 5.7 4.2 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0
2009 44.3 33.3 10.2 6.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0
2010 55.5 25.6 9.0 4.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0
2011 54.3 21.1 10.1 5.8 5.7 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0
2012 52.5 22.2 10.3 6.8 4.9 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0
2013 51.6 24.0 9.1 7.5 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 0.0
2014 52.9 23.5 8.0 7.6 3.7 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0
2015 51.2 25.9 7.7 7.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 5.3 0.0
2016 50.9 25.0 8.1 7.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.0
2017 53.9 22.9 8.2 7.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0
2018 55.3 22.3 8.5 6.9 1.6 0.0 0.4 5.0 0.0
2019 51.7 22.1 9.3 7.5 2.9 0.0 1.5 5.0 0.0
2020 48.1 23.8 10.5 8.0 2.9 0.0 1.6 5.1 0.0
2021 51.9 22.2 11.4 6.8 4.3 0.0 1.5 1.9 0.0
2022 49.1 19.3 13.6 8.4 1.4 0.0 2.2 6.0 0.0
2023 43.9 19.5 14.9 10.1 1.6 0.0 3.1 6.9 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of March 31 for NY State & Local ERS, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year NY State & Local ERS Assumed return
2001 -8.65 8.00
2002 2.76 8.00
2003 -10.20 8.00
2004 28.83 8.00
2005 8.51 8.00
2006 14.59 8.00
2007 12.58 8.00
2008 2.56 8.00
2009 -26.38 8.00
2010 25.87 8.00
2011 14.57 7.50
2012 5.96 7.50
2013 10.38 7.50
2014 13.02 7.50
2015 7.16 7.50
2016 0.19 7.50
2017 11.48 7.00
2018 11.35 7.00
2019 5.23 7.00
2020 -2.68 6.80
2021 33.55 5.90
2022 9.51 5.90
2023 -4.14 5.90

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
NY State & Local ERS
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 -3,025.7 96,463.2
2002 -3,350.9 95,420.1
2003 -3,360.0 82,555.3
2004 -3,182.7 102,526.9
2005 -2,005.0 108,733.5
2006 -2,484.2 121,208.9
2007 -2,877.5 133,134.8
2008 -3,351.7 132,473.7
2009 -3,863.1 94,242.3
2010 -4,330.1 114,057.6
2011 -3,292.8 127,191.9
2012 -3,367.5 130,506.0
2013 -3,255.4 139,747.0
2014 -2,970.2 154,273.4
2015 -3,642.2 161,213.3
2016 -4,632.9 156,253.3
2017 -5,443.2 168,004.4
2018 -5,960.2 180,173.2
2019 -6,595.5 182,718.1
2020 -7,131.9 168,115.7
2021 -7,499.1 220,580.6
2022 -7,515.5 232,049.5
2023 -9,390.6 211,183.2

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
NY State & Local ERS
2001-2023

Fiscal Year NY State & Local ERS National Average
2001 -3.1 -2.3
2002 -3.5 -1.0
2003 -4.1 -2.4
2004 -3.1 -2.6
2005 -1.8 -2.2
2006 -2.0 -2.2
2007 -2.2 -2.2
2008 -2.5 -2.9
2009 -4.1 -3.2
2010 -3.8 -3.2
2011 -2.6 -3.4
2012 -2.6 -3.3
2013 -2.3 -3.1
2014 -1.9 -2.9
2015 -2.3 -3.1
2016 -3.0 -3.2
2017 -3.2 -2.9
2018 -3.3 -3.1
2019 -3.6 -3.1
2020 -4.2 -2.8
2021 -3.4 -2.5
2022 -3.2 -2.9
2023 -4.4 -3.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Benefits

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