Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Methodist Hospitals of Dallas Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$280M
Total assets
9,195
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$30,487
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Methodist Hospitals of Dallas · Texas · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$280M in assets, 9,195 participants

Methodist Hospitals of Dallas's Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan reported $280M in total assets and 9,195 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #19,454 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan covers 9,195 participants in Texas, 13x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $280M.

$280M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
9,195
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$30,487
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $53M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan reports 9,195 participants - 13x that state average ($280M EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$333M
Net Assets (End of Year)$280M
Net Income-$53M
Employer EIN750800661
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Methodist Hospitals of Dallas)

$700M$800M$900M$1,000M$1,100M 202220232024 $834M $759M â–Ľ -9.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Methodist Hospitals of Dallas plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 18,225 $834M
2023 2 18,858 $992M
2024 1 10,343 $759M

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Scale composition for Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan

Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan reports $280M in end-of-year assets across 9,195 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $30,487 per participant (22% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$53M.

This plan identity (EIN 750800661, plan #001) has 2 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2023 , with end-of-year assets moving from $280M to $335M (+19.4%) while covered participants moved from 9,195 to 9,508 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,195 $280M This page
2023 · index core 9,508 $335M Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.8% during 2022, from $333M to $280M. Reported net income was -$53M.
How have Methodist Hospitals of Dallas plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Methodist Hospitals of Dallas's sponsor-wide assets declined 9.0%, from $834M to $759M.
Where does Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit and Non-Bargaining Unit Employees of Northwest Natural Gas Company in OR ($280M, 407 participants).

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