KPERS administers pension and other benefits for most public employees in the state. The system maintains three plans; the largest of these is the Kansas PERS plan, which covers school teachers and most employees of state and local government; PERS plan members comprise 95% of all System members. Other plans are for judges and public safety personnel. The City of Wichita maintains its own plan for civilian and public safety personnel.
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Basics, by Plan
| Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
| Kansas PERS |
19,696.2 |
311,460 |
| Other Plans |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
19,696.2 |
311,460 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2018)
Note: Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has 2 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2018
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
9.7 |
| 2002 |
8.9 |
| 2003 |
8.9 |
| 2004 |
10.4 |
| 2005 |
11.3 |
| 2006 |
12.4 |
| 2007 |
14.2 |
| 2008 |
13.2 |
| 2009 |
10.2 |
| 2010 |
11.4 |
| 2011 |
13.5 |
| 2012 |
13.1 |
| 2013 |
14.4 |
| 2014 |
16.5 |
| 2015 |
16.6 |
| 2016 |
17.2 |
| 2017 |
18.6 |
| 2018 |
19.7 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2018
| Fiscal Year |
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
| 2015 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2018 Membership for Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 151,687 |
99,807 |
59,966 |
311,460 |
1,508 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2018
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-258.6 |
9,664.7 |
| 2002 |
-298.8 |
8,902.3 |
| 2003 |
-298.0 |
8,930.4 |
| 2004 |
160.3 |
10,427.1 |
| 2005 |
-326.1 |
11,324.4 |
| 2006 |
-326.1 |
12,352.9 |
| 2007 |
-341.9 |
14,153.8 |
| 2008 |
-353.3 |
13,150.6 |
| 2009 |
-343.3 |
10,214.9 |
| 2010 |
-348.1 |
11,352.8 |
| 2011 |
-402.4 |
13,450.1 |
| 2012 |
-452.6 |
13,086.7 |
| 2013 |
-444.3 |
14,390.2 |
| 2014 |
-408.5 |
16,535.9 |
| 2015 |
-462.5 |
16,635.5 |
| 2016 |
504.8 |
17,192.4 |
| 2017 |
-620.6 |
18,633.8 |
| 2018 |
-460.3 |
19,696.2 |
2018 Cash Flows for Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 1,308.0 |
1,768.3 |
1,522.7 |
1,062.4 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2018
| Fiscal Year |
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-2.7 |
-2.0 |
| 2002 |
-3.4 |
-2.4 |
| 2003 |
-3.3 |
-2.6 |
| 2004 |
1.5 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-2.9 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-2.6 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
-2.4 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-2.7 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-3.4 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-3.1 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-3.0 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-3.5 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-3.1 |
-3.1 |
| 2014 |
-2.5 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-2.8 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
2.9 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-3.3 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-2.3 |
-2.6 |
