Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$123M
Total assets
442
Participants
94th
Percentile by assets
$279,106
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund · Pennsylvania · Construction

$123M in assets, 442 participants

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund's Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund reported $123M in total assets and 442 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • 94th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #9,193 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund sits by assets

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $123M for 442 participants (~$279,106/participant), down 16.2% in 2022.

$123M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
442
covered participants
94th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$279,106
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $24M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund sits by total assets

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$123,364,846 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Pennsylvania
Industry
Construction

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund outranks 94% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.2x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$147M
Net Assets (End of Year)$123M
Net Income-$24M
Employer EIN256034928
Plan Effective Date1956-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund)

$120M$130M$140M$150M$160M 202220232024 $123M $154M ▲ +25.1%
Total plan assets by year, all Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 442 $123M
2023 1 483 $139M
2024 1 663 $154M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers Local 27 Pe…, Total assets ($B): 0.123364846 · Participants: 442Plumbers Local 27 Pe…National Elevator In…, Total assets ($B): 10.401485458 · Participants: 27097National Elevator In…Steelworkers Pension…, Total assets ($B): 5.908424468 · Participants: 52395Steelworkers Pension…The PNC Financial Se…, Total assets ($B): 5.402519 · Participants: 63731The PNC Financial Se…Constellation Retire…, Total assets ($B): 5.359207207 · Participants: 5314Constellation Retire…The Bank of New York…, Total assets ($B): 4.968344232 · Participants: 8098The Bank of New York…
Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund declined sharply - down 16.2% during 2022, from $147M to $123M. Reported net income was -$24M.
How have Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.1%, from $123M to $154M.
Where does Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1970 Pension Plan in NY ($123M, N/A participants).

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  • By total assets, Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • Plumbers Local 27 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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 256034928.

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.