Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Wacker Chemical Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size
48
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$673,977
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wacker Hourly Pension Plan · Sponsored by Wacker Chemical Corporation · Michigan · Manufacturing

$32M in assets, 48 participants

Wacker Chemical Corporation's Wacker Hourly Pension Plan reported $32M in total assets and 48 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #15,802 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Wacker Hourly Pension Plan sits by assets

Wacker Hourly Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $32M for 48 participants (~$673,977/participant), down 20.3% in 2022.

#15,802
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-20.3%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Wacker Hourly Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wacker Hourly Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$32,350,911 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Wacker Hourly Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Wacker Hourly Pension Plan is a small filing (48 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 942272388 · Wacker Chemical Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Wacker Hourly Pension Plan · $32M · 48 · 84th

  • RANK $32M
  • RANK 48
  • RANK 84th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Dalton Corporation, Warsaw Manufacturing Facility Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #15802

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 Michigan →

Wacker Hourly Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wacker Hourly 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)$41M
Net Assets (End of Year)$32M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN942272388
Plan Effective Date1987-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wacker Chemical Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Wacker Chemical Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$400M 24.674629118536924% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $321M $400M ▲ +24.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,672 $321M
2023 4 1,790 $366M
2024 4 1,580 $400M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Wacker Hourly Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Wacker Hourly Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.032350911 · Participants: 48Wacker Hourly Pension PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.23255743 · Participants: 18766General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.279653433 · Participants: 27567Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.42905347 · Participants: 11760Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.018181682 · Participants: 13759Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 8.553889919 · Participants: 14563Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Wacker Hourly Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Wacker Hourly Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Dalton Corporation, Warsaw Manufacturing Facility Pension Plan in IN ($32M); by covered participants it is Holstein Association USA, Inc. Amended and Restated Pension Plan in VT (48 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (48 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 Wacker Hourly Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Wacker Hourly Pension Plan declined sharply - down 20.3% during 2022, from $41M to $32M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Wacker Chemical Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wacker Chemical Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.7%, from $321M to $400M.
Where does Wacker Hourly Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Wacker Hourly Pension Plan ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Wacker Hourly Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dalton Corporation, Warsaw Manufacturing Facility Pension Plan in IN ($32M, 96 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wacker Hourly Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Holstein Association USA, Inc. Amended and Restated Pension Plan in VT (48 participants, $12M 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 942272388.

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.