Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $246M
- Total assets
- 433
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $567,999
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan for Eligible Grandfathered Salaried Employees · Sponsored by Packaging Corporation of America · Illinois · Manufacturing
$246M in assets, 433 participants
Packaging Corporation of America's Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan for Eligible Grandfathered Salaried Employees reported $246M in total assets and 433 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #19,369 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Where Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan for Eligible Grandfathered Salaried Employees sits by assets
Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan for Eligible Grandfathered Salaried Employees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $246M for 433 participants (~$567,999/participant), down 21.1% in 2022.
- $246M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 433
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $567,999
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $66M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan for Eligible Grandfathered Salaried Employees vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan for Eligible Grandfathered Salaried Employees outranks 96% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 2.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $312M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $246M |
| Net Income | -$66M |
| Employer EIN | 364277050 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2004-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Packaging Corporation of America)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 20,251 | $3.3B |
| 2023 | 5 | 20,299 | $3.7B |
| 2024 | 5 | 19,472 | $4.0B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan for Eligible Grandfathered Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- 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
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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan for Eligible Grandfathered Salaried Employees by total assets, not by location.
- Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees (WA) $246M · 583
- Asbestos Workers Philadelphia Pension Fund (PA) $246M · 471
- The Nielsen Company Retirement Plan (NY) $246M · 1,009
- Perkinelmer, Inc. Employees Retirement Plan (MA) $246M · 219
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