Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Basf Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,567
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$484,571
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Basf Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$1.7B in assets, 3,567 participants

Basf Corporation's Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 3,567 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #20,344 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan covers 3,567 participants in New Jersey, 4.2x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

#20,344
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-25.8%
assets change YoY
17×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $601M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,728,463,070 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' 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. Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,567 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 161090809 · Basf Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan · $1.7B · 3,567 · 99th

  • EBSA $1.7B
  • EBSA 3,567
  • EBSA 99th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Amica Pension Fund
  • EBSA ind #20344

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 New Jersey →

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Employees of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and Participating SubsidiariesRetirement Plan for Employee…$1.7BGroup Retirement Income Plan No. 10Group Retirement Income Plan…$1.7BBasf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension PlanBasf Corporation Salaried Em…$1.7BAmica Pension Fund$1.7BEcolab Pension Plan$1.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.7B
Net Income-$601M
Employer EIN161090809
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Basf Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Basf Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8.6B 6.649327745108343% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8B$8.2B$8.4B$8.6B$8.8B 202220232024 $8.1B $8.64B ▲ +6.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 19,158 $8.1B
2023 4 17,798 $8.4B
2024 4 15,945 $8.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.72846307 · Participants: 3567Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension PlanRetirement 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
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Amica Pension Fund in RI ($1.7B); by covered participants it is Rr Donnelley Pension Plan in IL (3,563 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,567 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 Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan declined sharply - down 25.8% during 2022, from $2.3B to $1.7B. Reported net income was -$601M.
How have Basf Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Basf Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.6%, from $8.1B to $8.6B.
Where does Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Amica Pension Fund in RI ($1.7B, 2,750 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rr Donnelley Pension Plan in IL (3,563 participants, $378M 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 161090809.

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.