Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Bjc Health System Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $2.8B
- Total assets
- 19,132
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $144,309
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Bjc Pension Plan · Sponsored by Bjc Health System · Missouri · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$2.8B in assets, 19,132 participants
Bjc Health System's Bjc Pension Plan reported $2.8B in total assets and 19,132 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #20,041 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,087 peers)
Coverage in Missouri
Bjc Pension Plan covers 19,132 participants in Missouri, 25x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~756 per filing). Assets: $2.8B.
- $2.8B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 19,132
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $144,309
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $763M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Missouri filers
In Missouri, the average filing covers about 756 participants across 2,155 plans. Bjc Pension Plan reports 19,132 participants - 25x that state average ($2.8B EOY assets).
Missouri filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $3.5B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.7B |
| Net Income | -$763M |
| Employer EIN | 431617558 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1997-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bjc Health System)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 52,921 | $4.8B |
| 2023 | 3 | 54,512 | $5.3B |
| 2024 | 3 | 57,977 | $5.5B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Bjc Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
- Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust $7.5B · 31,010
- Ameren Retirement Plan $4.4B · 10,080
- Co-Op Retirement Plan $3.4B · 15,460
- Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis $3.3B · 8,767
- Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan $3.1B · 4,763
Scale composition for Bjc Pension Plan
Bjc Pension Plan reports $2.8B in end-of-year assets across 19,132 participants (0.024% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.021% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $144,309 per participant (1.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$763M.
This plan identity (EIN 431617558, plan #333) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.8B to $2.7B (-1.5%) while covered participants moved from 19,132 to 20,653 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19,132 | $2.8B | This page |
| 2023 | 19,553 | $2.8B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 20,653 | $2.7B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Bjc Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.7B, 20,653 participants)
- Bjc 401(k) Plan (401(k), $2.3B, 32,042 participants)
- Bjc 403(b) Plan (401(k), $481M, 5,282 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Bjc Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers (TX) $2.8B · 5,477
- Aftra Retirement Plan (NY) $2.7B · 17,771
- Upmc Basic Retirement Plan (PA) $2.8B · 68,708
- General Mills Pension Plan I (MN) $2.7B · 423
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Bjc Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Bjc Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri. Compare plans
- Bjc Health System's sponsor-wide assets have grown 13.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Healthcare & Social Assistance plans