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Facts and Figures

New: 2013 Reports on the right sidebar

I will update tables/graphs below when I can.

All data reflects combined information for the 3 major pension plans of the City of Pittsburgh: Police, Fire and General Municial pension plans.

Total Pension Liability

1995

$622,955,188

1997

$667,753,390

1999

$685,248,322

2001

$712,978,251

2003

$765,763,493

2005

$843,382,550

2007

$899,248,578

2009

$989,532,948

2011

$1,012,027,241

2013


As of January 1st of each year

Total Pension Assets


1995

$107,617,040

1997

$156,974,756

1999

$436,613,690

2001

$423,058,432

2003

$312,470,965

2005

$373,608,407

2007

$375,368,724

2009 

$339,179,908

2011*


2013*


* Includes 'parking asset'

As of January 1st of each year.

Unfunded Liability

1995

$515,338,148

1997

$510,778,634

1999

$248,634,632

2001

$289,919,819

2003

$453,292,528

2005

$469,774,143

2007

$523,879,854

2009

$650,353,040

2011
2013

As of January 1st of each year

Total Monthly Pension Expenditures

1997

$56,063,554

1999

$55,427,384

2001

$53,252,121

2003

$54,368,709

2005

$62,241,932

2007

$76,863,862

2009


2011
2013

Funding Ratio by Year

1995

17.3%

1997

23.5%

1999

63.7%

2001

59.3%

2003

40.8%

2005

44.3%

2007

41.7%

2009

34.3%

2011
2013

As of January 1st of each year

Funding Ratio by Plan

Annual Administrative Expenses

1997

$1,657,994

1999

$2,081,771

2001

$2,416,402

2003

$1,988,514

2005

$2,350,477

2007

$2,945,610

City's Minimum Municipal Obligation

2003

18,861,329

2005

32,092,082

2007

37,979,302

State Pension Aide to Pittsburgh

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Active City Workers


Fire

Municipal

Police

1995

866

2,564

1,245

1997

886

2,316

1,153

1999

844

2,293

1,098

2001

889

2,287

1,098

2003

867

2,352

1,070

2005

737

1,819

804

2007

622

1,778

848

2009

642

1,783

898


Per Act 205 reports



Act 205 Reports

1997

Police
Fire
General Municipal

1999

Police
Fire
General Municipal

2001

Police
Fire
General Municipal

2003

Police
Fire
General Municipal

2005

Police
Fire
General Municipal

2007

Police
Fire
General Municipal

2009

Police
Fire
General Municipal

2011

Police
Fire
General Municipal

2013

Police
Fire
General Municipal



Links

Official City of Pittsburgh Pension Office Page

Pennsylvania Public Employee Retirement Commission

Pennsylvania Act 205 Information

Pennsylvania Auditor General Pension Auditing

GASB Postemployment Benefit Accounting and Financial Reporting Project Page

GASB 43/45 Resource Center

PensionTsunami Pennsylvania News


Actual City of Pittsburgh Pension Office Web Page:


Reports / Research

Selected (mostly historical) News Coverage