Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Harsco Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$177M
Total assets Near avg plan size
198
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$894,188
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Harsco Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Harsco Corporation · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$177M in assets, 198 participants

Harsco Corporation's Harsco Employees Pension Plan reported $177M in total assets and 198 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #19,054 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Harsco Employees Pension Plan covers 198 participants in Pennsylvania, about 24% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $177M.

#19,054
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-24.4%
assets change YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $57M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Harsco Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Harsco Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$177,049,176 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Harsco Employees Pension 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. Harsco Employees Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (198 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 231483991 · Harsco Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Harsco Employees Pension Plan · $177M · 198 · 95th

  • IND $177M
  • EOY 198
  • 5500 95th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • EIN ind #19054

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 Pennsylvania →

Harsco Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cic-Toc Pension Plan$177MHarsco Employees Pension Plan$177MRetirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionRetirement Plan for Employee…$177MRetirement Plan of San Jose Water CompanyRetirement Plan of San Jose …$177MDairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement PlanDairy Farmers of America, In…$177M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Harsco Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$234M
Net Assets (End of Year)$177M
Net Income-$57M
Employer EIN231483991
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Harsco Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Harsco Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$512M 17.45776779570816% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $436M $512M ▲ +17.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 4,150 $436M
2023 4 4,069 $486M
2024 4 5,265 $512M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Harsco Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Harsco Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.177049176 · Participants: 198Harsco Employees Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.401485458 · Participants: 27097National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 5.908424468 · Participants: 52395Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.402519 · Participants: 63731The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.359207207 · Participants: 5314Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.968344232 · Participants: 8098The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Harsco Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Harsco Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Harsco Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in MA ($177M); by covered participants it is Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC Retirement Plan for Employees in NY (198 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (198 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 Harsco Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Harsco Employees Pension Plan declined sharply - down 24.4% during 2022, from $234M to $177M. Reported net income was -$57M.
How have Harsco Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Harsco Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.5%, from $436M to $512M.
Where does Harsco Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Harsco Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Harsco Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in MA ($177M, 329 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Harsco Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC Retirement Plan for Employees in NY (198 participants, N/A 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 231483991.

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.