OK PERS administers pension and other benefits for state employees and employees of more than 150 county and local governments that have elected to participate.
Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Basics, by Plan
| Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
| Oklahoma PERS |
12,067.7 |
74,195 |
| Other Plans |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
12,067.7 |
74,195 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2021)
Note: Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
4.8 |
| 2002 |
4.5 |
| 2003 |
4.6 |
| 2004 |
5.1 |
| 2005 |
5.5 |
| 2006 |
5.8 |
| 2007 |
6.6 |
| 2008 |
6.3 |
| 2009 |
5.2 |
| 2010 |
5.8 |
| 2011 |
6.8 |
| 2012 |
6.8 |
| 2013 |
7.4 |
| 2014 |
8.6 |
| 2015 |
8.6 |
| 2016 |
8.4 |
| 2017 |
8.9 |
| 2018 |
9.4 |
| 2019 |
9.6 |
| 2020 |
9.7 |
| 2021 |
12.1 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2021 Membership for Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 31,711 |
36,351 |
6,133 |
74,195 |
287 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-118.9 |
4,815.3 |
| 2002 |
-78.9 |
4,485.5 |
| 2003 |
-106.8 |
4,619.1 |
| 2004 |
-129.1 |
5,126.4 |
| 2005 |
-144.3 |
5,504.5 |
| 2006 |
-122.3 |
5,817.2 |
| 2007 |
-115.5 |
6,640.5 |
| 2008 |
-108.6 |
6,255.2 |
| 2009 |
-114.4 |
5,173.5 |
| 2010 |
-116.1 |
5,774.4 |
| 2011 |
-160.1 |
6,841.0 |
| 2012 |
-174.4 |
6,821.3 |
| 2013 |
-183.7 |
7,441.8 |
| 2014 |
-189.7 |
8,570.1 |
| 2015 |
-198.0 |
8,636.4 |
| 2016 |
-216.6 |
8,435.6 |
| 2017 |
-255.3 |
8,914.0 |
| 2018 |
-288.0 |
9,360.9 |
| 2019 |
-312.0 |
9,593.1 |
| 2020 |
-306.0 |
9,722.5 |
| 2021 |
-336.1 |
12,067.7 |
2021 Cash Flows for Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 341.5 |
677.6 |
2,681.3 |
2,345.2 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-2.5 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-1.8 |
-2.4 |
| 2003 |
-2.3 |
-2.6 |
| 2004 |
-2.5 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-2.6 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-2.1 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
-1.7 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-1.7 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-2.2 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-2.0 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-2.3 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-2.6 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-2.5 |
-3.2 |
| 2014 |
-2.2 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-2.3 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-2.6 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-2.9 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-3.1 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-3.3 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-3.1 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-2.8 |
-2.1 |
