Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Knife River Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
33
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$740,975
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Knife River Corporation · North Dakota · Construction

$24M in assets, 33 participants

Knife River Corporation's Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan reported $24M in total assets and 33 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #7,869 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $24M for 33 participants (~$740,975/participant), down 25.1% in 2022.

#7,869
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-25.1%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,452,168 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan is a small filing (33 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 410648176 · Knife River Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan · $24M · 33 · 80th

  • 5500 $24M
  • 5500 33
  • 5500 80th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Harte Hanks, Inc. Pension Plan II
  • 5500 ind #7869

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in North Dakota →

Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN410648176
Plan Effective Date1979-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Dakota

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

Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000500100015002000 20406080100120 Total assets ($M) Participants Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 24.452168 · Participants: 33Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension PlanClark Equipment Company Retirement Plan (Plan 50), Total assets ($M): 102.761586 · Participants: 138Clark Equipment Company Retirement Plan (Plan 50)Mdu Resources Group, Inc. Pension Plan for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees, Total assets ($M): 98.387677 · Participants: 151Mdu Resources Group, Inc. Pension Plan for Non-Bargaining Unit EmployeesClark Equipment Company - Melroe Division, Gwinner, Nd Plant Hourly-Rate Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 94.599256 · Participants: 1132Clark Equipment Company - Melroe Division, Gwinner, Nd Plant Hourly-Rate Employees' Pension PlanAltru Health System Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($M): 93.247367 · Participants: 1620Altru Health System Cash Balance PlanDoosan Pension Plan Number One, Total assets ($M): 56.440045 · Participants: 451Doosan Pension Plan Number One
Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Harte Hanks, Inc. Pension Plan II in MA ($24M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of Beckley Water Company in WV (33 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (33 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 Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan declined sharply - down 25.1% during 2022, from $33M to $24M. Reported net income was -$8M.
Where does Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Harte Hanks, Inc. Pension Plan II in MA ($24M, 10 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Employees of Beckley Water Company in WV (33 participants, $11M 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 410648176.

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.