Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$613M
Total assets
1,840
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$332,912
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical · California · Construction

$613M in assets, 1,840 participants

Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical's Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan reported $613M in total assets and 1,840 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)
  • #9,756 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Coverage in California

Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan covers 1,840 participants in California, 2.9x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $613M.

$613M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,840
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$332,912
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $113M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State
California
Industry
Construction

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan reports 1,840 participants - 2.9x that state average ($613M EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$730M
Net Assets (End of Year)$612M
Net Income-$113M
Employer EIN946062674
Plan Effective Date1961-12-12
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical)

$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B 202220232024 $1.12B $1.37B ▲ +22.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,409 $1.1B
2023 2 4,116 $1.3B
2024 2 3,693 $1.4B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan declined sharply - down 16.1% during 2022, from $730M to $613M. Reported net income was -$113M.
How have Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.4%, from $1.1B to $1.4B.
Where does Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Northern California Electrical Workers 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 Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hii Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan in VA ($612M, 6,805 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
  • Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical's sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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 946062674.

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.