Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Plumbing & Pipefitting Ind AFL Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$165M
Total assets Near avg plan size
333
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$494,925
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 · Sponsored by Plumbing & Pipefitting Ind AFL · New Jersey · Construction

$165M in assets, 333 participants

Plumbing & Pipefitting Ind AFL's Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 reported $165M in total assets and 333 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #9,331 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 covers 333 participants in New Jersey, about 39% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $165M.

#9,331
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-13.6%
assets change YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $26M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274's outsized position by total assets

Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 vs every filed plan by assets

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

$164,810,085 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 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. Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 sits mid-pack in the medium band (333 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 221665268 · Plumbing & Pipefitting Ind AFL PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 · $165M · 333 · 95th

  • NET $165M
  • BOOK 333
  • VS-ST 95th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
  • EBSA ind #9331

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 New Jersey →

Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 in the asset neighbourhood

Ampacet Corp Employees Retirement PlanAmpacet Corp Employees Retir…$165ML3harris Integrated Systems Pension Plan for Greenville Hourly EmployeesL3harris Integrated Systems …$165MAaa Retirement Plan$165MPension Fund of Local Union No. 274Pension Fund of Local Union …$165MNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MississippiNon-Contributory Retirement …$165M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$191M
Net Assets (End of Year)$165M
Net Income-$26M
Employer EIN221665268
Plan Effective Date1959-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbing & Pipefitting Ind AFL)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbing & Pipefitting Ind AFL plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$191M 15.839558604681262% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$170M$180M$190M$200M 202220232024 $165M $191M ▲ +15.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 333 $165M
2023 1 308 $177M
2024 1 288 $191M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274, Total assets ($B): 0.164810085 · Participants: 333Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274Retirement 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 Associates
Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in MS ($165M); by covered participants it is Holland & Knight Defined Benefit Pension Plan in FL (333 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (333 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 Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 assets move in 2022? ▼
Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 pulled back noticeably - down 13.6% during 2022, from $191M to $165M. Reported net income was -$26M.
How have Plumbing & Pipefitting Ind AFL plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbing & Pipefitting Ind AFL's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.8%, from $165M to $191M.
Where does Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274 ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in MS ($165M, 183 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Fund of Local Union No. 274? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Holland & Knight Defined Benefit Pension Plan in FL (333 participants, $21M 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 221665268.

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.