Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Msa Worldwide, LLC Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $494M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,445
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $341,714
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Msa Pension Plan · Sponsored by Msa Worldwide, LLC · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing
$494M in assets, 1,445 participants
Msa Worldwide, LLC's Msa Pension Plan reported $494M in total assets and 1,445 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.
- #19,864 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Where Msa Pension Plan sits by assets
Msa Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $494M for 1,445 participants (~$341,714/participant), down 21.4% in 2022.
- #19,864
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -21.4%
- assets change YoY
- 5.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $135M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Msa Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Msa Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$493,777,390 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Msa 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. Msa Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,445 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 464914866 · Msa Worldwide, LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Msa Pension Plan · $494M · 1,445 · 98th
- EIN $494M
- RANK 1,445
- PHOTO 98th
- IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EOY near Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Unions 502 & 633 Pens
- 5500 ind #19864
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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →
Msa Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $628M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $493M |
| Net Income | -$135M |
| Employer EIN | 464914866 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1944-12-20 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Msa Worldwide, LLC)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Msa Worldwide, LLC plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $990M 20.98553715619648% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 3,558 | $819M |
| 2023 | 2 | 3,832 | $915M |
| 2024 | 2 | 3,925 | $990M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- National Elevator Industry Pension Plan $10.4B · 27,097
- Steelworkers Pension Trust $5.9B · 52,395
- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan $5.4B · 63,731
- Constellation Retirement Program $5.4B · 5,314
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan $5.0B · 8,098
Msa Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Unions 502 & 633 Pens in MI ($494M); by covered participants it is Nyseg and Rge Pension Plan in CT (1,445 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($494M here).
- Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Unions 502 & 633 Pens (MI) $494M · 1,256
- New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension Fund (NJ) $494M · 2,202
- Abb Inc. Cash Balance Pension Plan (NC) $494M · 1,535
- American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan (TX) $493M · 743
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,445 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Nyseg and Rge Pension Plan (CT) 1,445 · 0 off
- Lennox International Inc. 2008 Consolidated Pension Plan (TX) 1,449 · 4 off
- Omaha Construction Industry Pension Plan (NE) 1,440 · 5 off
- International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO Employers Pension Fund (FL) 1,450 · 5 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.