Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83 Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$46M
Total assets Below avg plan size
265
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$172,319
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83 · Pennsylvania · Finance & Insurance

$46M in assets, 265 participants

Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83's Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund reported $46M in total assets and 265 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #7,368 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund covers 265 participants in Pennsylvania, about 32% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $46M.

#7,368
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-16.0%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$45,664,595 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (265 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 550463652 · Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83 PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund · $46M · 265 · 87th

  • NET $46M
  • BOOK 265
  • VS-ST 87th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Ithink Financial Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust
  • EBSA ind #7368

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Ithink Financial Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and TrustIthink Financial Credit Unio…$46MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$46MLaborers' Pension Fund of Local Union No. 186Laborers' Pension Fund of Lo…$46MNewmarket Corporation Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees Located in Houston, TexasNewmarket Corporation Retire…$46MPension Plan for Hourly Employees of Ashland Chemical CompanyPension Plan for Hourly Empl…$46M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$54M
Net Assets (End of Year)$46M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN550463652
Plan Effective Date1963-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$55M 20.56341899013886% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $45.7M $55.1M ▲ +20.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 265 $46M
2023 1 250 $50M
2024 1 252 $55M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.045664595 · Participants: 265Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension FundNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.401485458 · Participants: 27097National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 5.908424468 · Participants: 52395Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.402519 · Participants: 63731The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.359207207 · Participants: 5314Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.968344232 · Participants: 8098The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ithink Financial Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in FL ($46M); by covered participants it is Bss Retirement Plan for Bargained Employees in WA (265 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (265 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund declined sharply - down 16.0% during 2022, from $54M to $46M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83 plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.6%, from $46M to $55M.
Where does Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund ranks in the 87th 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ithink Financial Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in FL ($46M, 314 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bss Retirement Plan for Bargained Employees in WA (265 participants, $122M 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 550463652.

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.