Current TRS Pension Benefits

from Bob Lyons, TRS Trustee
Annuitant benefits as of December 1, 2015:

Benefit Range                Members        Percent
Under $50,000                49,881            47.80%
$50,000 - $99,999           47,221            45.20%
$100,000 - $149,999         6,721             6.40%
$150,000 - $199,999            435              0.42%
$200,000 - $249,999              77               0.07%
$250,000                                    16               0.01%

The average annuitant pension is $52,752. To lower that number, add survivors and disabled to the annuitants and the average drops to $48,171. The combined percent over $100,000 is 6.9%; [they are mostly administrators].