Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Federal Signal Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$87M
Total assets Below avg plan size
349
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$249,900
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Federal Signal Corporation · Illinois · Manufacturing

$87M in assets, 349 participants

Federal Signal Corporation's Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan reported $87M in total assets and 349 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #18,087 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan covers 349 participants in Illinois, about 45% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $87M.

#18,087
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-27.4%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $33M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$87,215,162 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Federal Signal Corporation 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. Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (349 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 361063330 · Federal Signal Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan · $87M · 349 · 92nd

  • SCH $87M
  • SCH 349
  • SCH 92nd
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Personal Pension Account Plan
  • SCH ind #18087

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$120M
Net Assets (End of Year)$87M
Net Income-$33M
Employer EIN361063330
Plan Effective Date1953-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Federal Signal Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Federal Signal Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$627M 23.735220456178947% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$450M$500M$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $507M $627M ▲ +23.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,225 $507M
2023 2 3,704 $585M
2024 2 3,873 $627M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.087215162 · Participants: 349Federal Signal Corporation Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Personal Pension Account Plan in TX ($87M); by covered participants it is Jovia Financial Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in NY (349 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($87M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (349 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 Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 27.4% during 2022, from $120M to $87M. Reported net income was -$33M.
How have Federal Signal Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Federal Signal Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.7%, from $507M to $627M.
Where does Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Personal Pension Account Plan in TX ($87M, 394 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jovia Financial Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in NY (349 participants, $34M 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 361063330.

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.