Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$50M
Total assets Below avg plan size
175
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$283,368
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Spie Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers · Washington · Other Services

$50M in assets, 175 participants

Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers's Spie Retirement Plan reported $50M in total assets and 175 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #7,950 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Spie Retirement Plan covers 175 participants in Washington, about 12% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $50M.

#7,950
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-13.3%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Spie Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Spie Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$49,589,483 Top 12% higher than 88% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Spie Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Spie Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (175 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 952142678 · Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers PY 2022 · Other

Spie Retirement Plan · $50M · 175 · 88th

  • NET $50M
  • BOOK 175
  • VS-ST 88th
  • BOY Other
  • SCH near Arizona Laborers & Teamsters Annuity Plan
  • EBSA ind #7950

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Spie Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Spie Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$57M
Net Assets (End of Year)$50M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN952142678
Plan Effective Date1973-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$64M 28.961316253287013% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M$70M 202220232024 $49.6M $64M ▲ +29.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 175 $50M
2023 1 189 $58M
2024 1 185 $64M

Nearby Other Plans in Washington

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Spie Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Spie Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.049589483 · Participants: 175Spie Retirement PlanFred Hutchinson Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.125230035 · Participants: 4435Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanMulticare Health System 403(b) Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.818580491 · Participants: 14779Multicare Health System 403(b) Employee Savings PlanIronworkers District Council of the Pacific Nw Field Ironworkers Annuity Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.483693061 · Participants: 6863Ironworkers District Council of the Pacific Nw Field Ironworkers Annuity Trust FundVirginia Mason Medical Center 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.457462659 · Participants: 5560Virginia Mason Medical Center 403(b) PlanOverlake Hospital Medical Center 403(b)Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.434597438 · Participants: 3301Overlake Hospital Medical Center 403(b)Retirement Plan
Spie Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Spie Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Spie Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Other by assets is Arizona Laborers & Teamsters Annuity Plan in AZ ($50M); by covered participants it is Kentucky Country Day School 403(b) DC Plan in KY (175 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (175 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Spie Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Spie Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.3% during 2022, from $57M to $50M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.0%, from $50M to $64M.
Where does Spie Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Spie Retirement Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Spie Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Arizona Laborers & Teamsters Annuity Plan in AZ ($50M, 2,735 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Spie Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kentucky Country Day School 403(b) DC Plan in KY (175 participants, $38M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 952142678.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.