Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$1.8B
Total assets
7,399
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$241,198
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Seafarers Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan · Maryland · Transportation & Warehousing

$1.8B in assets, 7,399 participants

Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan's Seafarers Pension Plan reported $1.8B in total assets and 7,399 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
  • #3,842 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,884 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Seafarers Pension Plan covers 7,399 participants in Maryland, 7.6x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~971 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.

$1.8B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
7,399
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$241,198
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $358M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs Maryland filers

In Maryland, the average filing covers about 971 participants across 2,307 plans. Seafarers Pension Plan reports 7,399 participants - 7.6x that state average ($1.8B EOY assets).

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.8B
Net Income-$358M
Employer EIN136100329
Plan Effective Date1961-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan)

$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$2B$2.1B 202220232024 $1.78B $2.06B ▲ +15.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 7,399 $1.8B
2023 1 7,093 $1.9B
2024 1 7,182 $2.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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Seafarers Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Seafarers Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Seafarers Pension PlanLockheed Martin Corp…National Automatic S…Major League Basebal…International Painte…Bert Bell/Pete Rozel…
Seafarers Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Seafarers Pension Plan

Seafarers Pension Plan reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 7,399 participants (0.015% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $241,198 per participant (1.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$358M.

This plan identity (EIN 136100329, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.8B to $2.1B (+15.2%) while covered participants moved from 7,399 to 7,182 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,399 $1.8B This page
2023 7,093 $1.9B Open filing
2024 · index core 7,182 $2.1B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Seafarers Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Seafarers Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Seafarers Pension Plan declined sharply - down 16.7% during 2022, from $2.1B to $1.8B. Reported net income was -$358M.
How have Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Seafarers Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.2%, from $1.8B to $2.1B.
Where does Seafarers Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Seafarers Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 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 Seafarers Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Navy Federal Credit Union Employees' Retirement Plan in VA ($1.8B, 16,288 participants).

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