PERS of Mississippi administers pension and other benefits for employees of substantially all public employers in the state, including employees of the state, universities and colleges, public school teachers and other school district employees, and employees of political subdivisions that have elected to participate. The System administers separate plans for highway patrol officers, a closed plan for firefighters and police officers, and a plan for legislators.
Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System Basics, by Plan
| Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
| Mississippi PERS |
31,622.0 |
279,066 |
| Other Plans |
562.4 |
82,038 |
| Total |
32,184.4 |
361,104 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)
Note: Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System has 2 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
15.4 |
| 2002 |
14.2 |
| 2003 |
14.4 |
| 2004 |
16.2 |
| 2005 |
17.4 |
| 2006 |
18.8 |
| 2007 |
21.9 |
| 2008 |
19.7 |
| 2009 |
15.5 |
| 2010 |
17.2 |
| 2011 |
20.8 |
| 2012 |
20.2 |
| 2013 |
22.2 |
| 2014 |
25.4 |
| 2015 |
25.4 |
| 2016 |
24.6 |
| 2017 |
27.1 |
| 2018 |
28.3 |
| 2019 |
28.7 |
| 2020 |
28.3 |
| 2021 |
35.9 |
| 2022 |
31.3 |
| 2023 |
32.2 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
2.8 |
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 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| 2022 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| 2023 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2023 Membership for Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 146,664 |
118,301 |
17,269 |
361,104 |
871 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-126.9 |
15,448.0 |
| 2002 |
-197.8 |
14,244.9 |
| 2003 |
-267.5 |
14,443.8 |
| 2004 |
-320.1 |
16,187.2 |
| 2005 |
-370.6 |
17,368.3 |
| 2006 |
-378.2 |
18,819.2 |
| 2007 |
-401.3 |
21,912.4 |
| 2008 |
-406.2 |
19,739.8 |
| 2009 |
-430.6 |
15,504.2 |
| 2010 |
-525.3 |
17,182.4 |
| 2011 |
-607.1 |
20,841.0 |
| 2012 |
-684.7 |
20,220.5 |
| 2013 |
-688.5 |
22,155.4 |
| 2014 |
-744.3 |
25,399.7 |
| 2015 |
-828.9 |
25,416.2 |
| 2016 |
-933.4 |
24,617.0 |
| 2017 |
-1,060.4 |
27,060.7 |
| 2018 |
-1,197.6 |
28,289.7 |
| 2019 |
-1,288.1 |
28,739.8 |
| 2020 |
-1,266.5 |
28,346.3 |
| 2021 |
-1,380.8 |
35,863.1 |
| 2022 |
-1,480.2 |
31,348.3 |
| 2023 |
-1,438.1 |
32,184.4 |
2023 Cash Flows for Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 2,004.2 |
3,442.3 |
2,274.2 |
836.1 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-0.8 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-1.4 |
-2.0 |
| 2003 |
-1.9 |
-2.5 |
| 2004 |
-2.0 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-2.1 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-2.0 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
-1.8 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-2.1 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-2.8 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-3.1 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-2.9 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-3.4 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-3.1 |
-3.1 |
| 2014 |
-2.9 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-3.3 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-3.8 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-3.9 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-4.2 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-4.5 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-4.5 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-3.9 |
-2.1 |
| 2022 |
-4.7 |
-2.1 |
| 2023 |
-4.5 |
-2.2 |
