Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Stepan Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $106M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 231
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $457,565
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by Stepan Company · Illinois · Manufacturing
$106M in assets, 231 participants
Stepan Company's Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported $106M in total assets and 231 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.
- #18,413 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees covers 231 participants in Illinois, about 30% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $106M.
- #18,413
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -23.3%
- assets change YoY
- 1.1×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $32M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets
Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$105,697,487 Top 7% higher than 93% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees 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. Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (231 participants).
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 361823834 · Stepan Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees · $106M · 231 · 93rd
- NET $106M
- NET 231
- NET 93rd
- NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
- NET near Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan
- NET ind #18413
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 →
Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $138M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $106M |
| Net Income | -$32M |
| Employer EIN | 361823834 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1943-12-15 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Stepan Company)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Stepan Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $564M 0.3631700543468656% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 2,847 | $562M |
| 2023 | 5 | 2,836 | $595M |
| 2024 | 5 | 2,748 | $564M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $42.6B · 50,096
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $32.1B · 49,052
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,170
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $7.3B · N/A
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $6.8B · 16,809
Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan in GA ($106M); by covered participants it is Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbs Wyoming in WY (231 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($106M here).
- Bekaert Corporation Retirement Income Plan (GA) $106M · 168
- Producers Rice Mill, Inc. Pension Plan (AR) $106M · 340
- Ehs - Local 153 Pension Plan (NY) $106M · 31
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Fairfield Manufacturing Company Inc. (IN) $106M · 199
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (231 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Empl of Bcbs Wyoming (WY) 231 · 0 off
- Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Retirement Income Plan (PA) 231 · 0 off
- Retirement Income Plan for Non-Union Employees of Central Maine Power Company (CT) 231 · 0 off
- Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel (TX) 231 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.