Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Paramount Global Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$493M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,004
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$245,760
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Viacom Pension Plan · Sponsored by Paramount Global · New York · Information & Media

$493M in assets, 2,004 participants

Paramount Global's Viacom Pension Plan reported $493M in total assets and 2,004 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #2,798 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in New York

Viacom Pension Plan covers 2,004 participants in New York, 2.5x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $493M.

#2,798
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-23.5%
assets change YoY
4.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $153M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Viacom Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Viacom Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$492,503,494 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Viacom Pension Plan'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. Viacom Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,004 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 042949533 · Paramount Global PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Viacom Pension Plan · $493M · 2,004 · 98th

  • NET $493M
  • NET 2,004
  • NET 98th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near I.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension Fund
  • NET ind #2798

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Viacom Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. Retirement PlanAmerican Air Liquide Holding…$493MViacom Pension Plan$493MI.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension FundI.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension F…$492MThe Hershey Company Retirement PlanThe Hershey Company Retireme…$492MNo Calif Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Pension PlanNo Calif Glaziers, Architect…$492M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Viacom Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$643M
Net Assets (End of Year)$489M
Net Income-$153M
Employer EIN042949533
Plan Effective Date2006-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Paramount Global)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Paramount Global plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8.8B 13.343762276807889% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7.5B$8B$8.5B$9B 202220232024 $7.79B $8.83B ▲ +13.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 23,237 $7.8B
2023 5 21,686 $8.6B
2024 5 20,098 $8.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Viacom Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Viacom Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.492503494 · Participants: 2004Viacom Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.511753238 · Participants: 16431IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.815266303 · Participants: 11303Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.656963 · Participants: 11386Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan INew York State Nurses Association Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.019503014 · Participants: 18592New York State Nurses Association Pension PlanNew York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl, Total assets ($B): 4.837058087 · Participants: 11318New York District Council of Carpenters Pension Pl
Viacom Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Viacom Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Viacom Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is I.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension Fund in WV ($492M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan of Idaho Power Company in ID (2,009 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,004 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 Viacom Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Viacom Pension Plan declined sharply - down 23.5% during 2022, from $643M to $493M. Reported net income was -$153M.
How have Paramount Global plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Paramount Global's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $7.8B to $8.8B.
Where does Viacom Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Viacom Pension Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Viacom Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is I.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension Fund in WV ($492M, 1,691 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Viacom Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan of Idaho Power Company in ID (2,009 participants, $888M 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 042949533.

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.