Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Highmark Health Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $3.2B
- Total assets
- 15,759
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $200,464
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Highmark Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Highmark Health · Pennsylvania · Finance & Insurance
$3.2B in assets, 15,759 participants
Highmark Health's Highmark Retirement Plan reported $3.2B in total assets and 15,759 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #9,187 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
Coverage in Pennsylvania
Highmark Retirement Plan covers 15,759 participants in Pennsylvania, 19x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $3.2B.
- $3.2B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 15,759
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $200,464
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.1B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Pennsylvania filers
In Pennsylvania, the average filing covers about 822 participants across 5,751 plans. Highmark Retirement Plan reports 15,759 participants - 19x that state average ($3.2B EOY assets).
Pennsylvania filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $4.5B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $3.1B |
| Net Income | -$1.1B |
| Employer EIN | 453674900 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1974-06-15 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Highmark Health)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 30,804 | $5.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 30,774 | $5.8B |
| 2024 | 2 | 29,485 | $6.0B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Highmark Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
- National Elevator Industry Pension Plan $10.4B · 27,097
- Steelworkers Pension Trust $5.9B · 52,395
- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan $5.4B · 63,731
- Constellation Retirement Program $5.4B · 5,314
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan $5.0B · 8,098
Scale composition for Highmark Retirement Plan
Highmark Retirement Plan reports $3.2B in end-of-year assets across 15,759 participants (0.026% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $200,464 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.1B.
This plan identity (EIN 453674900, plan #333) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.2B to $3.1B (-1.5%) while covered participants moved from 15,759 to 13,824 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,759 | $3.2B | This page |
| 2023 | 14,778 | $3.3B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 13,824 | $3.1B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Highmark Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $3.1B, 13,824 participants)
- Highmark Investment Plan (401(k), $2.9B, 15,661 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Highmark Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- The Continental Retirement Plan (TX) $3.2B · 24,855
- Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees (LA) $3.2B · 8,484
- Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan (NC) $3.2B · 16,132
- Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan (MO) $3.1B · 4,763
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Highmark Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Highmark Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania. Compare plans
- Highmark Health's sponsor-wide assets have grown 15.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans