Ohio PERS administers pension and other benefits for substantially all public employees not eligible for membership in one of the other public retirement systems in the state, including STRS of OH, OH School ERS, OH Police & Fireman's, OH Highway Patrol, and the Cincinnati Retirement System.
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Basics, by Plan
| Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
| Ohio PERS |
98,554.8 |
1,250,746 |
| Other Plans |
1,879.5 |
17,759 |
| Total |
100,434.3 |
1,268,505 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)
Note: Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has 1 other plan.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
44.0 |
| 2002 |
39.1 |
| 2003 |
48.3 |
| 2004 |
53.6 |
| 2005 |
57.7 |
| 2006 |
65.4 |
| 2007 |
70.1 |
| 2008 |
49.5 |
| 2009 |
57.9 |
| 2010 |
63.8 |
| 2011 |
62.0 |
| 2012 |
68.1 |
| 2013 |
75.2 |
| 2014 |
77.6 |
| 2015 |
74.9 |
| 2016 |
77.9 |
| 2017 |
87.6 |
| 2018 |
81.9 |
| 2019 |
92.4 |
| 2020 |
99.6 |
| 2021 |
111.0 |
| 2022 |
93.8 |
| 2023 |
100.4 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
| 2014 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
| 2015 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
| 2016 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| 2019 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| 2022 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| 2023 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2023 Membership for Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 297,963 |
220,415 |
750,127 |
1,268,505 |
3,692 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-272.0 |
44,036.3 |
| 2002 |
-95.1 |
39,100.0 |
| 2003 |
-440.3 |
48,262.2 |
| 2004 |
-557.2 |
53,554.3 |
| 2005 |
-730.1 |
57,734.7 |
| 2006 |
-867.3 |
65,411.4 |
| 2007 |
-1,021.8 |
70,116.5 |
| 2008 |
-1,352.6 |
49,451.8 |
| 2009 |
-1,465.0 |
57,853.8 |
| 2010 |
-1,752.2 |
63,816.2 |
| 2011 |
-2,058.4 |
62,026.5 |
| 2012 |
-2,340.2 |
68,088.3 |
| 2013 |
-2,412.4 |
75,178.1 |
| 2014 |
-2,660.4 |
77,606.5 |
| 2015 |
-2,960.6 |
74,914.2 |
| 2016 |
-2,999.7 |
77,925.5 |
| 2017 |
-3,046.4 |
87,608.3 |
| 2018 |
-3,116.7 |
81,912.7 |
| 2019 |
-3,220.9 |
92,427.3 |
| 2020 |
-3,407.2 |
99,567.5 |
| 2021 |
-3,627.8 |
111,029.3 |
| 2022 |
-3,699.1 |
93,847.9 |
| 2023 |
-3,640.7 |
100,434.3 |
2023 Cash Flows for Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 4,184.1 |
7,824.9 |
10,227.1 |
6,586.3 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-0.6 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-0.2 |
-2.0 |
| 2003 |
-0.9 |
-2.5 |
| 2004 |
-1.0 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-1.3 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-1.3 |
-2.5 |
| 2007 |
-1.5 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-2.7 |
-2.4 |
| 2009 |
-2.5 |
-3.2 |
| 2010 |
-2.7 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-3.3 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-3.4 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-3.2 |
-3.2 |
| 2014 |
-3.4 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-4.0 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-3.8 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-3.5 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-3.8 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-3.5 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-3.4 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-3.3 |
-2.1 |
| 2022 |
-3.9 |
-2.1 |
| 2023 |
-3.6 |
-2.2 |
