Plan Demographics

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
Number

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

45,590

49,576

49,705

47,920

49,099

PERA

86,312

102,664

126,612

135,560

137,817

TRA

58,533

64,324

67,558

70,508

71,690

Subtotal

190,435

216,564

243,875

253,988

258,606

MSRS-Correctional

1,191

1,416

2,117

3,098

3,249

State Patrol

764

788

803

830

810

PERA-P&F

4,928

6,136

7,380

9,627

9,940

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

287

1,061

0

0

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

2,781

3,270

Subtotal

6,883

8,627

11,361

16,336

17,269

Legislators

201

201

198

173

134

Elected State Officers

6

6

6

0

0

Judges

240

262

271

282

283

Subtotal

447

469

475

455

417

MERF

3,812

2,730

2,036

1,152

836

DTRFA

1,182

1,553

1,512

1,441

1,276

MTRFA

2,758

3,252

4,686

5,777

5,720

SPTRFA

2,888

3,343

3,742

4,445

4,306

Subtotal

6,828

8,148

9,940

11,663

11,302

Average Covered Salary

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

$23,667

$30,529

$32,425

$39,652

$41,557

PERA

16,497

20,203

23,149

26,577

28,787

TRA

23,811

30,030

34,416

39,906

42,411

Group Average

$20,462

$25,486

$28,161

$32,744

$34,988

MSRS-Correctional

$26,075

$33,245

$33,549

$41,174

$40,392

State Patrol

33,830

43,684

49,611

62,627

63,547

PERA-P&F

28,251

35,206

42,532

51,328

54,452

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

37,928

50,216

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

29,061

32,538

Group Average

$28,494

$35,749

$42,076

$46,186

$48,084

Legislators

$22,423

$31,987

$36,326

$34,932

$39,433

Elected State Officers

61,000

71,270

75,374

--

--

Judges

64,671

78,862

86,453

99,949

109,742

Group Average

$45,624

$58,676

$65,418

$75,228

$87,149

MERF

$26,165

$33,949

$40,986

$47,068

$51,987

DTRFA

$26,415

$26,109

$32,054

$36,851

$37,310

MTRFA

31,778

38,064

37,233

44,225

46,578

SPTRFA

26,265

32,869

39,610

42,283

46,785

Group Average

$28,518

$33,654

$37,340

$42,574

$45,611

Average Age

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

39.6

40.9

42.7

44.3

44.8

PERA

42.2

42.6

43.3

44.4

44.9

TRA

41.5

42.8

42.9

42.6

42.8

Group Average

41.4

42.3

43.1

43.9

44.3

MSRS-Correctional

36.0

37.5

38.0

40.3

40.7

State Patrol

40.5

40.6

42.3

40.8

41.0

PERA-P&F

37.2

37.6

38.4

38.7

38.6

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

45.9

48.1

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

37.5

37.9

Group Average

37.4

38.1

39.5

38.9

39.0

Legislators

45.6

49.4

49.3

53.8

55.5

Elected State Officers

46.2

52.1

52.0

--

--

Judges

53.2

52.9

53.0

54.4

54.1

Group Average

49.7

51.4

51.4

54.2

54.6

MERF

47.6

48.8

51.0

52.9

53.8

DTRFA

43.5

43.2

43.9

44.1

45.0

MTRFA

44.0

44.7

43.3

42.6

42.5

SPTRFA

42.9

43.3

43.9

43.1

43.7

Group Average

43.4

43.8

43.6

43.0

43.2

Average Service

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

8.9

9.6

11.1

11.7

11.8

PERA

8.1

8.3

8.2

9.0

9.4

TRA

11.5

12.3

12.5

11.7

11.6

Group Average

9.3

9.8

10.0

10.3

10.5

MSRS-Correctional

7.0

8.1

7.2

7.8

8.0

State Patrol

13.7

13.8

15.1

12.9

12.6

PERA-P&F

9.4

10.1

10.5

11.0

10.9

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

19.7

22.0

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

0.9

2.2

Group Average

9.5

10.4

11.3

8.8

8.8

Legislators

5.9

8.7

8.0

11.8

13.3

Elected State Officers

5.9

10.2

10.3

--

--

Judges

11.5

10.7

10.6

10.9

9.9

Group Average

8.9

9.8

9.5

11.2

11.0

MERF

15.1

19.0

23.0

26.7

28.0

DTRFA

12.0

10.2

10.5

10.5

11.5

MTRFA

14.4

13.7

9.6

8.4

8.4

SPTRFA

11.6

11.3

11.2

10.8

11.1

Group Average

12.8

12.0

10.3

9.6

9.8

Average Member Contribution

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

$891

$1,267

$1,320

$1,586

$1,662

PERA

732

897

998

1,268

1,471

TRA

1,113

1,375

2,240

1,996

2,121

Group Average

$887

$1,124

$1,408

$1,530

$1,687

MSRS-Correctional

$1,278

$1,629

$1,644

$2,343

$2,298

State Patrol

2,876

3,713

4,426

5,260

5,338

PERA-P&F

2,260

2,816

3,232

3,182

3,376

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

2,849

3,816

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

1,694

1,897

Group Average

$2,158

$2,704

$3,075

$2,875

$2,985

Legislators

$2,020

$2,881

$3,268

$3,145

$3,552

Elected State Officers

5,500

6,333

6,833

0

0

Judges

2,671

3,401

5,498

7,996

8,781

Group Average

$2,416

$3,216

$4,585

$6,152

$7,101

MERF

$2,551

$3,310

$3,996

$4,773

$5,272

DTRFA

$1,188

$1,175

$1,763

$2,027

$2,175

MTRFA

2,517

2,704

2,295

2,699

2,747

SPTRFA

1,870

2,136

2,338

2,708

2,951

Group Average

$2,013

$2,180

$2,230

$2,619

$2,763

Average Employer Contribution

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

$956

$1,310

$1,362

$1,586

$1,662

PERA

813

972

1,066

1,385

1,596

TRA

2,180

2,468

2,804

1,996

2,121

Group Average

$1,267

$1,494

$1,608

$1,593

$1,754

MSRS-Correctional

$2,269

$2,085

$2,103

$3,286

$3,223

State Patrol

6,394

6,500

7,382

7,892

8,007

PERA-P&F

3,390

4,225

4,849

4,773

5,064

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

14,924

5,725

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

2,543

2,847

Group Average

$3,529

$4,437

$4,598

$4,270

$4,436

Legislators

-- 1

-- 1

-- 1

-- 1

-- 1

Elected State Officers

-- 2

-- 2

-- 2

-- 2

-- 2

Judges

-- 1

$14,393

$19,018

$20,489

$22,498

Group Average

--

--

--

--

--

MERF

$4,575

$6,010

$9,102 3

$10,457 3

$12,011

DTRFA

$1,530

$1,512

$1,856 3

$2,134 3

$2,288

MTRFA

3,835

3,905

3,650 3

3,956 3

4,039 3

SPTRFA

2,781

3,004

3,780 3

4,058 3

4,434 3

Group Average

$2,990

$3,079

$3,426

$3,770

$3,992

1 Plan is terminally funded, meaning that the State contribution is made only upon the retirement of each participant.

2 Plan is funded on a current disbursements or "pay-as-you-go" basis, meaning that the State funds the retirement annuities or benefits monthly when they are done.

3 Plan is funded also with a direct State appropriation, excluded from this calculation, which would increase the total employer contribution amount.

SERVICE RETIREES

Number

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

10,464

11,810

14,004

16,276

17,279

PERA

17,277

24,314

31,487

39,940

43,037

TRA

12,798

16,133

21,458

29,525

32,231

Subtotal

40,539

52,257

66,949

85,741

92,547

MSRS-Correctional

309

340

399

616

754

State Patrol

285

346

401

531

577

PERA-P&F

765

1,057

1,435

3,991

4,191

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

248

1,349

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

9

35

Subtotal

1,359

1,991

3,584

5,147

5,557

Legislators

108

126

155

210

230

Elected State Officers

6

3

5

8

8

Judges

83

105

131

153

164

Subtotal

197

234

291

371

402

MERF

3,459

3,688

3,657

3,757

3,780

DTRFA

562

634

788

937

1,004

MTRFA

2,153

2,254

2,482

3,033

3,283

SPTRFA

963

1,111

1,334

1,728

1,884

Subtotal

3,678

3,999

4,604

5,698

6,171

Average Benefit
Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

$3,784

$5,891

$7,898

$13,103

$14,797

PERA

4,617

6,493

7,696

11,458

12,407

TRA

6,680

10,781

15,952

26,617

29,009

Group Average

$5,053

$7,681

$10,381

$16,990

$18,635

MSRS-Correctional

$4,966

$7,306

$11,592

$15,619

$17,120

State Patrol

11,745

19,066

25,865

43,808

49,458

PERA-P&F

8,271

13,592

18,613

35,115

40,381

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

17,107

23,377

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

427

1,201

Group Average

$8,248

$13,908

$20,447

$33,618

$37,921

Legislators

$6,568

$8,884

$11,751

$17,864

$19,830

Elected State Officers

13,836

21,009

20,070

26,612

30,459

Judges

19,880

27,410

35,855

55,729

61,285

Group Average

$12,398

$17,352

$22,745

$33,668

$36,954

MERF

$8,598

$13,258

$16,463

$24,148

$28,161

DTRFA

$4,044

$5,027

$9,581

$13,853

$15,729

MTRFA

7,384

14,462

18,737

27,928

31,124

SPTRFA

9,422

12,384

16,523

26,874

29,850

Group Average

$7,407

$12,389

$16,528

$25,294

$28,230

SURVIVORS

Number

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

537

899

1,313

1,955

2,308

PERA

3,854

4,414

5,260

6,010

6,276

TRA

781

929

1,331

1,912

2,192

Subtotal

5,172

6,242

7,904

9,877

10,776

MSRS-Correctional

8

15

25

56

69

State Patrol

109

105

121

157

156

PERA-P&F

279

347

426

1,205

1,206

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

129

580

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

0

2

Subtotal

396

596

1,152

1,418

1,433

Legislators

41

37

61

70

67

Elected State Officers

3

5

6

5

5

Judges

52

64

77

82

87

Subtotal

96

106

144

157

159

MERF

938

942

987

1,056

1,036

DTRFA

23

29

46

53

68

MTRFA

140

204

225

254

268

SPTRFA

112

129

170

213

228

Subtotal

275

362

441

520

564

Average Benefit
Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

$2,828

$4,645

$6,601

$11,405

$13,115

PERA

2,574

4,475

6,856

11,382

12,693

TRA

5,594

9,150

12,990

21,623

24,029

Group Average

$3,056

$5,195

$7,847

$13,369

$15,089

MSRS-Correctional

$5,078

$4,501

$5,948

$8,877

$9,845

State Patrol

4,454

7,875

13,493

22,137

26,297

PERA-P&F

3,886

6,770

10,864

18,867

21,930

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

8,453

11,854

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

0

1,800

Group Average

$4,066

$7,272

$11,532

$18,835

$21,795

Legislators

$2,437

$4,242

$5,537

$9,539

$12,364

Elected State Officers

7,451

9,874

11,107

20,446

23,401

Judges

9,888

14,502

20,148

33,899

37,876

Group Average

$6,630

$10,702

$13,582

$22,609

$26,670

MERF

$5,143

$8,454

$11,453

$17,586

$21,819

DTRFA

$2,638

$3,308

$7,521

$11,528

$13,077

MTRFA

5,959

10,046

13,672

21,587

24,819

SPTRFA

5,501

7,376

10,075

19,865

22,799

Group Average

$5,495

$8,555

$11,644

$19,856

$22,587

DISABILITANTS

Number

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

695

676

824

1,070

1,218

PERA

654

708

959

1,397

1,565

TRA

223

257

379

509

551

Subtotal

1,572

1,641

2,162

2,976

3,334

MSRS-Correctional

12

9

25

75

115

State Patrol

13

14

18

22

29

PERA-P&F

54

89

146

482

574

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

16

53

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

3

26

Subtotal

79

128

242

582

744

Legislators

--

--

--

--

--

Elected State Officers

--

--

--

--

--

Judges

4

9

7

4

5

Subtotal

4

9

7

4

5

MERF

261

258

240

213

205

DTRFA

8

11

7

6

13

MTRFA

47

40

49

20

21

SPTRFA

28

30

35

23

24

Subtotal

83

81

91

49

58

Average Benefit
Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

$2,924

$4,159

$5,613

$9,434

$10,704

PERA

4,911

5,487

6,712

9,077

9,860

TRA

7,834

10,759

12,743

19,553

20,245

Group Average

$4,447

$5,766

$7,350

$10,997

$11,885

MSRS-Correctional

$5,879

$5,018

$11,946

$13,865

$14,689

State Patrol

10,397

14,228

20,528

31,589

34,984

PERA-P&F

9,030

13,743

17,535

33,378

40,134

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

15,379

21,871

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

10,419

12,752

Group Average

$8,776

$13,387

$18,130

$30,677

$35,043

Legislators

--

--

--

--

--

Elected State Officers

--

--

--

--

--

Judges

$19,669

$25,781

$35,158

$68,229

$76,616

Group Average

$19,669

$25,781

$35,158

$68,229

$76,616

MERF

$6,503

$9,617

$12,378

$18,179

$21,142

DTRFA

$3,956

$6,478

$11,925

$11,024

$13,044

MTRFA

7,436

11,832

16,485

35,032

36,415

SPTRFA

16,640

19,280

23,764

33,018

31,915

Group Average

$10,206

$13,863

$18,934

$31,147

$29,315

DEFERRED RETIREES and INACTIVE MEMBERS

Deferred Retirees

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

940

1,824

5,518

11,125

11,939

PERA

1,863

2,699

7,156

21,495

29,353

TRA

2,191

1,955

5,103

7,375

8,680

Subtotal

4,994

6,478

17,777

39,995

49,972

MSRS-Correctional

30

113

296

419

550

State Patrol

21

23

19

24

27

PERA-P&F

163

128

250

470

637

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

3

32

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

0

282

Subtotal

214

267

597

913

1,496

Legislators

111

101

141

90

97

Elected State Officers

5

6

5

4

4

Judges

7

2

7

9

24

Subtotal

123

109

153

103

125

MERF

101

97

86

233

200

DTRFA

50

42

122

172

305

MTRFA

562

519

628

756

1,043

SPTRFA

36

36

107

243

815

Subtotal

648

597

857

1,171

2,163

Inactive Members

Plan

1985

1990

1995

2000

2002

MSRS-General

4,957

4,638

5,242

7,772

8,224

PERA

38,986

7,695

9,683

79,362

87,114

TRA

13,628

15,356

16,411

17,833

19,022

Subtotal

57,271

27,689

31,336

104,967

114,360

MSRS-Correctional

79

45

74

163

268

State Patrol

9

4

5

10

11

PERA-P&F

350

121

141

626

663

P&F Consolidation Accounts

--

1

0

--

--

Local Govt. Correctional

--

--

--

0

488

Subtotal

438

171

220

799

1,430

Legislators

15

3

9

3

5

Elected State Officers

1

0

0

0

0

Judges

0

1

1

2

1

Subtotal

16

4

10

5

6

MERF

197

184

181

0

0

DTRFA

0

435

561

575

769

MTRFA

60

134

895

1,815

2,620

SPTRFA

1,770

888

1,066

1,697

2,078

Subtotal

1,830

1,457

2,522

4,087

5,467