Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
10,000
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$210,153
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund · Massachusetts · Construction

$2.1B in assets, 10,000 participants

Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund's Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund reported $2.1B in total assets and 10,000 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #9,887 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund covers 10,000 participants in Massachusetts, 15x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.

#9,887
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-8.4%
assets change YoY
21×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $200M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,101,528,916 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund lands in the large band (10,000 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 046128298 · Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund · $2.1B · 10,000 · 99th

  • 5500 $2.1B
  • ASSETS 10,000
  • PCT 99th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near The Retirement Income Plan of Keyspan Corporation
  • PHOTO ind #9887

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 Massachusetts →

Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAir Products and Chemicals, …$2.1BMassachusetts Laborers' Pension FundMassachusetts Laborers' Pens…$2.1BThe Retirement Income Plan of Keyspan CorporationThe Retirement Income Plan o…$2.1BNew York Hotel Trades Council and Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. Pension FundNew York Hotel Trades Counci…$2.1BThe Hcsc Employees Pension PlanThe Hcsc Employees Pension P…$2.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.1B
Net Income-$200M
Employer EIN046128298
Plan Effective Date1961-12-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.5B 19.388437717789653% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B 202220232024 $2.1B $2.51B ▲ +19.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 10,000 $2.1B
2023 1 10,116 $2.3B
2024 1 10,203 $2.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.101528916 · Participants: 10000Massachusetts Laborers' Pension FundConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 9.07532048 · Participants: 55495Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.756596242 · Participants: 33087Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281152611 · Participants: 11835Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.758508912 · Participants: 17323N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension FundN. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 3.594095954 · Participants: 10962N. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund
Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund

Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund reports $2.1B in end-of-year assets across 10,000 participants (0.017% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $210,153 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$200M.

This plan identity (EIN 046128298, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.1B to $2.5B (+19.4%) while covered participants moved from 10,000 to 10,203 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 10,000 $2.1B This page
2023 10,116 $2.3B Open filing
2024 · index core 10,203 $2.5B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Retirement Income Plan of Keyspan Corporation in NY ($2.1B); by covered participants it is Minnesota Laborers Pension Fund in MN (10,017 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (10,000 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 Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund pulled back noticeably - down 8.4% during 2022, from $2.3B to $2.1B. Reported net income was -$200M.
How have Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.4%, from $2.1B to $2.5B.
Where does Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund ranks in the 99th 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 Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Retirement Income Plan of Keyspan Corporation in NY ($2.1B, 1,216 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Massachusetts Laborers' Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Minnesota Laborers Pension Fund in MN (10,017 participants, $2.7B in assets).