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State Data: Pennsylvania

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
Pennsylvania School Employees	56,363.7	514,767	56.4	100.0	Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania State ERS	26,937.0	241,044	56.0	100.0	Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania Municipal	2,349.4	14,571	100.2	112.3	Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System
Philadelphia Municipal	5,341.3	66,575	46.8	118.3	Philadelphia Municipal Retirement System

Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2018)

Public Cost

Annual Required Contribution as percent of State and Local Own-Source Revenue, 2001-2018

Fiscal Year	PA	US
2001	1.2	2.9
2002	0.7	3.0
2003	0.8	3.4
2004	1.3	4.2
2005	1.7	3.8
2006	1.9	3.7
2007	2.2	3.9
2008	2.3	4.2
2009	2.1	4.4
2010	2.2	4.6
2011	2.5	4.9
2012	3.5	5.0
2013	4.0	5.2
2014	5.0	5.6
2015	5.8	5.8
2016	6.6	6.1
2017	7.9	6.0
2018	7.7	6.8

Source: Public Plans Database and Census of Governments.

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