Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Msa Worldwide, LLC Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $494M
- Total assets
- 1,445
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $341,714
- Avg per participant
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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #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.
- $494M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,445
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $341,714
- avg assets per participant
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.
Where Msa Pension Plan sits 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 vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Msa Pension Plan outranks 98% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 5.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
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)
| 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.
Msa Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
- 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
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Msa Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- 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
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