Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Johnson and Johnson Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$19.8B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
38,100
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$520,553
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson · Sponsored by Johnson and Johnson · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$19.8B in assets, 38,100 participants

Johnson and Johnson's Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson reported $19.8B in total assets and 38,100 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.

  • #20,591 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson covers 38,100 participants in New Jersey, 45x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $19.8B.

#20,591
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-25.1%
assets change YoY
199×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6.7B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,833,052,673 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson is a mega filing (38,100 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 221024240 · Johnson and Johnson PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson · $19.8B · 38,100 · 100th

  • ASSETS $19.8B
  • ASSETS 38,100
  • ASSETS 100th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #20591

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 New Jersey →

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonRetirement Plan of Johnson a…$19.8BFord Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retir…$19.3BLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramLockheed Martin Corporation …$18.8BThe Bank of America Pension PlanThe Bank of America Pension …$18.8BNorthrop Grumman Pension Plan$18.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$19.8B
Net Income-$6.7B
Employer EIN221024240
Plan Effective Date1976-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Johnson and Johnson)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Johnson and Johnson plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$46.3B 8.602657274734685% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$42B$44B$46B$48B 202220232024 $42.6B $46.3B ▲ +8.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 89,338 $42.6B
2023 5 88,565 $45.0B
2024 5 89,848 $46.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 10121416182022 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 19.833052673 · Participants: 38100Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.820156855 · Participants: 102340JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.495801 · Participants: 7413Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.277296822 · Participants: 17538The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.941506503 · Participants: 25746Verizon Pension Plan for AssociatesPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.867903861 · Participants: 10752Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan
Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson reports $19.8B in end-of-year assets across 38,100 participants (0.16% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.041% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $520,553 per participant (3.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$6.7B.

This plan identity (EIN 221024240, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $19.8B to $21.1B (+6.4%) while covered participants moved from 38,100 to 37,882 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 38,100 $19.8B This page
2023 37,749 $21.2B Open filing
2024 · index core 37,882 $21.1B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan in MI ($19.3B); by covered participants it is Truist Financial Corporation Pension Plan in NC (37,931 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($19.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (38,100 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 Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson assets move in 2022?
Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson declined sharply - down 25.1% during 2022, from $26.5B to $19.8B. Reported net income was -$6.7B.
How have Johnson and Johnson plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Johnson and Johnson's sponsor-wide assets grew 8.6%, from $42.6B to $46.3B.
Where does Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan in MI ($19.3B, 27,567 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Truist Financial Corporation Pension Plan in NC (37,931 participants, $12.5B in assets).