The Public Plans Database (PPD) consists of detailed financial and actuarial data for some of the largest public pension plans in the nation. However, many of these plans are governed by retirement systems that are responsible for the administration of one or more additional plans——some included in the PPD, others not. This state quick-fact provides a summary of large pension plans and retirement systems in the state, with links to more detailed information for plans included in the PPD. With few exceptions, the data covers the period from 2001 to the most recently available plan reports, and the historical charts presented in this page mirror the period for which PPD data are available.
Major pension plans in the state
| Plan Name |
Assets (millions) |
Participants |
Funded Ratio |
Percent of ARC Paid |
Retirement System that Administers the Plan |
| California PERF |
477,322.8 |
|
82.0 |
100.0 |
California Public Employees Retirement System |
| California Teachers |
310,293.4 |
797,164 |
73.0 |
92.5 |
California State Teachers Retirement System |
| Contra Costa County |
11,453.8 |
24,095 |
92.4 |
100.0 |
Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association |
| LA County ERS |
73,012.0 |
185,786 |
79.3 |
100.0 |
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association |
| San Diego County |
16,126.3 |
45,704 |
80.0 |
100.0 |
San Diego County Employees Retirement Association |
| San Francisco City & County |
35,673.8 |
75,624 |
94.0 |
100.0 |
San Francisco City and County Retirement System |
| University of California |
91,826.0 |
251,059 |
83.1 |
76.8 |
University of California Retirement System |
| Alameda County ERS |
10,752.5 |
25,127 |
86.5 |
367.3 |
Alameda County Employee's Retirement Association |
| Kern County ERS |
5,417.5 |
21,424 |
67.1 |
100.0 |
Kern County Employees Retirement Association |
| Los Angeles ERS |
19,023.7 |
56,835 |
71.6 |
100.0 |
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System |
| Los Angeles Fire and Police |
27,862.3 |
26,983 |
96.8 |
100.0 |
Los Angeles Fire and Police |
| Los Angeles Water and Power |
16,667.5 |
21,877 |
99.2 |
101.5 |
Los Angeles Water and Power |
| Orange County ERS |
21,922.2 |
49,075 |
81.2 |
102.1 |
Orange County ERS |
| Sacramento County ERS |
12,564.1 |
29,605 |
82.1 |
100.0 |
Sacramento County ERS |
| San Diego City ERS |
10,281.6 |
16,686 |
74.3 |
100.6 |
San Diego City ERS |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2021)
Public Cost
Annual Required Contribution as percent of State and Local Own-Source Revenue, 2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
CA |
US |
| 2001 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
| 2002 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
| 2003 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
| 2004 |
5.5 |
4.2 |
| 2005 |
5.8 |
3.8 |
| 2006 |
5.8 |
3.7 |
| 2007 |
5.9 |
3.9 |
| 2008 |
6.0 |
4.2 |
| 2009 |
6.6 |
4.4 |
| 2010 |
6.8 |
4.6 |
| 2011 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
| 2012 |
8.3 |
5.0 |
| 2013 |
8.1 |
5.2 |
| 2014 |
8.3 |
5.6 |
| 2015 |
9.9 |
5.8 |
| 2016 |
9.1 |
6.1 |
| 2017 |
8.9 |
6.0 |
| 2018 |
9.6 |
6.4 |
| 2019 |
9.3 |
6.2 |
| 2020 |
10.0 |
6.6 |
| 2021 |
10.8 |
6.8 |
