Dupage Policy Journal

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund had 175,019 active participants receiving an average salary of $40,034 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The DOI biennial report shows active Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund participants earned $2,147,483,647 in total salaries in 2016.

Statewide, there are 591,687 active pensioners in the state's 666 public retirement systems and pension funds. The average salary is $56,467. In all, active pension fund participants earned $18,095,309,637 in total salaries.

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Active pensioners	174,771	173,826	173,968	174,098	175,019	248
Average salary	$37,169	$37,983	$38,700	$39,744	$40,034	$2,865