MEMBERSHIP
The State of Washington provides secure, quality retirement plans for public employees.
The 15 plans managed by the state’s Department of Retirement Systems serve more
than 550,000 current, past and retired employees from state and local government,
K-12 and higher education systems, fire, law enforcement and judicial agencies.
Active members, who are currently employed and paying contributions toward retirement, comprise 64 percent of the public pension participation. Remaining members are either retired or have separated from public service.
These charts illustrate the number of active and inactive/retired employees participating in the state’s retirement systems.
MEMBERSHIP BY SYSTEM AND PLAN (as of September 30, 2006)
