Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Salt River Valley Water Users Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,802
Participants Above avg headcount
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$526,325
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Salt River Valley Water Users Association · Arizona · Utilities

$2.5B in assets, 4,802 participants

Salt River Valley Water Users Association's Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan reported $2.5B in total assets and 4,802 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #701 in Utilities (738 peers)

Coverage in Arizona

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan covers 4,802 participants in Arizona, 8.5x the typical Arizona plan (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $2.5B.

#701
in Utilities (738 peers)
-17.8%
assets change YoY
25×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $545M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,527,412,379 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan lands in the large band (4,802 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 860053220 · Salt River Valley Water Users Association PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan · $2.5B · 4,802 · 100th

  • EIN $2.5B
  • RANK 4,802
  • PHOTO 100th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company
  • 5500 ind #701

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Arizona →

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement PlanSalt River Project Employees…$2.5BThe Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings CompanyThe Retirement Plan for Grah…$2.5BMassmutual Pension Plan$2.5BBoeing North American Retirement PlanBoeing North American Retire…$2.5BComerica Incorporated Retirement Income Account PlanComerica Incorporated Retire…$2.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Arizona filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.5B
Net Income-$545M
Employer EIN860053220
Plan Effective Date1958-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Salt River Valley Water Users Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Salt River Valley Water Users Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.2B 19.963226607233736% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.53B $4.23B ▲ +19.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 10,122 $3.5B
2023 2 10,263 $4.0B
2024 2 10,701 $4.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Arizona

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.527412379 · Participants: 4802Salt River Project Employees' Retirement PlanPinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.218517042 · Participants: 5840Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement PlanFreeport Minerals Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.392187623 · Participants: 2788Freeport Minerals Corporation Retirement PlanDesert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.96033994 · Participants: 25673Desert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension PlanAvnet Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.591298167 · Participants: 2609Avnet Pension PlanNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.416860629 · Participants: 608Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona Inc.
Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants
Compare Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company in VA ($2.5B); by covered participants it is Disney Salaried Pension Plan a in CA (4,802 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,802 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 Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 17.8% during 2022, from $3.1B to $2.5B. Reported net income was -$545M.
How have Salt River Valley Water Users Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Salt River Valley Water Users Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.0%, from $3.5B to $4.2B.
Where does Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings Company in VA ($2.5B, 4,874 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Disney Salaried Pension Plan a in CA (4,802 participants, $3.8B 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 860053220.

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.