Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$70M
Total assets Below avg plan size
129
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$541,524
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Steptoe & Johnson LLP · District of Columbia · Professional & Technical Services

$70M in assets, 129 participants

Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $70M in total assets and 129 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #19,768 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan covers 129 participants in District of Columbia, about 9% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $70M.

#19,768
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-14.6%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$69,856,587 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance 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. Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (129 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 521349790 · Steptoe & Johnson LLP PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · $70M · 129 · 91st

  • SCH $70M
  • SCH 129
  • SCH 91st
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Local 670 Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #19768

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$82M
Net Assets (End of Year)$70M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN521349790
Plan Effective Date2019-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Steptoe & Johnson LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Steptoe & Johnson LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$532M 28.08289403424766% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $416M $532M ▲ +28.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 812 $416M
2023 2 803 $476M
2024 2 823 $532M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

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

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.069856587 · Participants: 129Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 23.467010401 · Participants: 97285Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 13.802436496 · Participants: 94512Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.067717872 · Participants: 61United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.849453727 · Participants: 3671Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.663546449 · Participants: 3510Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Local 670 Pension Plan in NY ($70M); by covered participants it is Orthocarolina Cash Balance Pension Plan in NC (129 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (129 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 Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.6% during 2022, from $82M to $70M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have Steptoe & Johnson LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Steptoe & Johnson LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.1%, from $416M to $532M.
Where does Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Local 670 Pension Plan in NY ($70M, 1,390 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Orthocarolina Cash Balance Pension Plan in NC (129 participants, $28M 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 521349790.

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.