PERS of Idaho administers pension and other benefits to substantially all public employees in the state, including state employees, teachers, and employees of political subdivisions that have elected to participate.
Idaho Public Employee Retirement System Basics, by Plan
Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
Idaho PERS |
20,709.8 |
147,454 |
Other Plans |
0.0 |
0 |
Total |
20,709.8 |
147,454 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)
Note: Idaho Public Employee Retirement System has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Idaho Public Employee Retirement System
2001-2023
Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
2001 |
6.5 |
2002 |
6.1 |
2003 |
6.3 |
2004 |
7.4 |
2005 |
8.2 |
2006 |
9.2 |
2007 |
11.0 |
2008 |
10.4 |
2009 |
8.7 |
2010 |
9.6 |
2011 |
11.4 |
2012 |
11.3 |
2013 |
12.1 |
2014 |
13.9 |
2015 |
14.0 |
2016 |
13.9 |
2017 |
15.3 |
2018 |
16.3 |
2019 |
17.3 |
2020 |
17.4 |
2021 |
21.8 |
2022 |
19.4 |
2023 |
20.7 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2023
Fiscal Year |
Idaho Public Employee Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
2001 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2002 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2003 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2004 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2005 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2006 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2007 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2008 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
2009 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2010 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
2011 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
2012 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2013 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
2014 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2015 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2016 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2017 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2018 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2019 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2020 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2021 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2022 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2023 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2023 Membership for Idaho Public Employee Retirement System
Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
76,668 |
54,680 |
16,106 |
147,454 |
763 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Idaho Public Employee Retirement System
2001-2023
Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
2001 |
-94.7 |
6,514.9 |
2002 |
47.0 |
6,081.3 |
2003 |
32.0 |
6,316.0 |
2004 |
8.4 |
7,438.1 |
2005 |
18.4 |
8,226.6 |
2006 |
-0.6 |
9,195.5 |
2007 |
-23.3 |
10,966.4 |
2008 |
-41.6 |
10,421.3 |
2009 |
-59.5 |
8,663.0 |
2010 |
-97.2 |
9,599.9 |
2011 |
-145.8 |
11,383.0 |
2012 |
-190.6 |
11,329.7 |
2013 |
-224.2 |
12,079.9 |
2014 |
-221.5 |
13,864.9 |
2015 |
-244.8 |
13,991.2 |
2016 |
-275.3 |
13,920.7 |
2017 |
-280.7 |
15,335.9 |
2018 |
-305.5 |
16,315.9 |
2019 |
-337.4 |
17,281.4 |
2020 |
-311.3 |
17,433.4 |
2021 |
-356.4 |
21,819.8 |
2022 |
-376.6 |
19,364.2 |
2023 |
-410.3 |
20,709.8 |
2023 Cash Flows for Idaho Public Employee Retirement System (millions)
Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
849.5 |
1,259.8 |
1,756.0 |
1,345.7 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Idaho Public Employee Retirement System
2001-2023
Fiscal Year |
Idaho Public Employee Retirement System |
National Average |
2001 |
-1.5 |
-2.1 |
2002 |
0.8 |
-2.0 |
2003 |
0.5 |
-2.5 |
2004 |
0.1 |
-2.0 |
2005 |
0.2 |
-2.2 |
2006 |
0.0 |
-2.2 |
2007 |
-0.2 |
-2.1 |
2008 |
-0.4 |
-2.3 |
2009 |
-0.7 |
-3.1 |
2010 |
-1.0 |
-3.2 |
2011 |
-1.3 |
-3.1 |
2012 |
-1.7 |
-3.3 |
2013 |
-1.9 |
-3.1 |
2014 |
-1.6 |
-2.9 |
2015 |
-1.7 |
-2.8 |
2016 |
-2.0 |
-3.0 |
2017 |
-1.8 |
-2.9 |
2018 |
-1.9 |
-2.6 |
2019 |
-2.0 |
-2.6 |
2020 |
-1.8 |
-2.4 |
2021 |
-1.6 |
-2.1 |
2022 |
-1.9 |
-2.1 |
2023 |
-2.0 |
-2.1 |