PERS of Nevada provides pension, disability, and survivors benefits for employees of the State, University System, public schools, and most political subdivisions in the state. The System administers two plans: Regular and Police Officer & Firefighter.
Nevada Public Employees Retirement System Basics, by Plan
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2021)
Note: Nevada Public Employees Retirement System has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Nevada Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
13.4 |
| 2002 |
13.2 |
| 2003 |
14.1 |
| 2004 |
16.0 |
| 2005 |
17.7 |
| 2006 |
19.5 |
| 2007 |
22.7 |
| 2008 |
22.2 |
| 2009 |
18.8 |
| 2010 |
20.9 |
| 2011 |
25.3 |
| 2012 |
25.9 |
| 2013 |
28.8 |
| 2014 |
33.6 |
| 2015 |
34.6 |
| 2016 |
35.0 |
| 2017 |
38.7 |
| 2018 |
41.4 |
| 2019 |
44.3 |
| 2020 |
46.7 |
| 2021 |
58.5 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Nevada Public Employees Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
2.9 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2021 Membership for Nevada Public Employees Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 106,930 |
75,955 |
18,871 |
201,806 |
190 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Nevada Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
221.2 |
13,373.3 |
| 2002 |
201.8 |
13,209.4 |
| 2003 |
189.7 |
14,074.0 |
| 2004 |
233.2 |
16,010.2 |
| 2005 |
242.9 |
17,747.6 |
| 2006 |
224.9 |
19,542.9 |
| 2007 |
218.1 |
22,701.4 |
| 2008 |
237.3 |
22,198.0 |
| 2009 |
113.1 |
18,770.1 |
| 2010 |
74.8 |
20,906.3 |
| 2011 |
-55.6 |
25,255.3 |
| 2012 |
-123.6 |
25,899.8 |
| 2013 |
-261.6 |
28,834.7 |
| 2014 |
-292.9 |
33,575.1 |
| 2015 |
-362.4 |
34,610.7 |
| 2016 |
-389.3 |
35,002.0 |
| 2017 |
-428.2 |
38,686.3 |
| 2018 |
-530.7 |
41,431.7 |
| 2019 |
-618.4 |
44,284.3 |
| 2020 |
-689.7 |
46,735.1 |
| 2021 |
-882.4 |
58,458.5 |
2021 Cash Flows for Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 2,173.5 |
3,055.8 |
12,605.7 |
11,723.4 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Nevada Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Nevada Public Employees Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
1.7 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
1.5 |
-2.4 |
| 2003 |
1.3 |
-2.6 |
| 2004 |
1.5 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
1.4 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
1.2 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
1.0 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
1.1 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
0.6 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
0.4 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-0.2 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-0.5 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-0.9 |
-3.2 |
| 2014 |
-0.9 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-1.0 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-1.1 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-1.1 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-1.3 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-1.4 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-1.5 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-1.5 |
-2.1 |
