Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Dover Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$394M
Total assets Above avg plan size
871
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$452,414
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dover Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Dover Corporation · Illinois · Manufacturing

$394M in assets, 871 participants

Dover Corporation's Dover Corporation Pension Plan reported $394M in total assets and 871 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.

  • #19,736 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Dover Corporation Pension Plan sits by assets

Dover Corporation Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $394M for 871 participants (~$452,414/participant), down 31.2% in 2022.

#19,736
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-31.2%
assets change YoY
4.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $179M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dover Corporation Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dover Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$394,053,000 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Dover Corporation Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dover Corporation Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (871 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 530257888 · Dover Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Dover Corporation Pension Plan · $394M · 871 · 97th

  • PCT $394M
  • EIN 871
  • RANK 97th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Employees Retirement Plan of Hajoca Corporation
  • EOY ind #19736

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 Illinois →

Dover Corporation Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dover Corporation Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$573M
Net Assets (End of Year)$394M
Net Income-$179M
Employer EIN530257888
Plan Effective Date1961-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dover Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dover Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.2B 19.89092112312618% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B 202220232024 $1.86B $2.23B ▲ +19.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 13,568 $1.9B
2023 2 13,930 $2.1B
2024 2 13,405 $2.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Dover Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Dover Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.394053 · Participants: 871Dover Corporation Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Dover Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Dover Corporation Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Employees Retirement Plan of Hajoca Corporation in PA ($394M); by covered participants it is Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 in MI (870 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (871 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 Dover Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Dover Corporation Pension Plan contracted severely - down 31.2% during 2022, from $573M to $394M. Reported net income was -$179M.
How have Dover Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dover Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.9%, from $1.9B to $2.2B.
Where does Dover Corporation Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dover Corporation Pension 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 Dover Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employees Retirement Plan of Hajoca Corporation in PA ($394M, 3,724 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dover Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sparrow Health System Associate Pension Plan A2 in MI (870 participants, $303M 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 530257888.

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.