Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Wacker Chemical Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$85M
Total assets Below avg plan size
72
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wacker Salaried Pension Plan · Sponsored by Wacker Chemical Corporation · Michigan · Manufacturing

$85M in assets, 72 participants

Wacker Chemical Corporation's Wacker Salaried Pension Plan reported $85M in total assets and 72 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #18,053 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Wacker Salaried Pension Plan sits by assets

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $85M for 72 participants (~$1.2M/participant), down 13.5% in 2022.

#18,053
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-13.5%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$85,401,595 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 Salaried 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 Salaried Pension Plan is a small filing (72 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

EBSA filing schedule strip

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

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan · $85M · 72 · 92nd

  • RANK $85M
  • PHOTO 72
  • IND 92nd
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Employees Pension Plan for Sharon Tube Company
  • ASSETS ind #18053

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 Salaried Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Do It Best Corp. Restated Retirement PlanDo It Best Corp. Restated Re…$85MWacker Salaried Pension Plan$85MEmployees Pension Plan for Sharon Tube CompanyEmployees Pension Plan for S…$85MPension Fund of Local 227$85MBaptist Health Care Corporation Pension PlanBaptist Health Care Corporat…$85M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wacker Salaried 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)$99M
Net Assets (End of Year)$85M
Net Income-$13M
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 Salaried Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Wacker Salaried Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.085401595 · Participants: 72Wacker Salaried 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 Salaried Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Wacker Salaried Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Employees Pension Plan for Sharon Tube Company in IL ($85M); by covered participants it is Dietz & Watson, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in PA (72 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($85M here).

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 Salaried Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Wacker Salaried Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.5% during 2022, from $99M to $85M. Reported net income was -$13M.
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 Salaried Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Wacker Salaried Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd 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 Wacker Salaried Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employees Pension Plan for Sharon Tube Company in IL ($85M, 101 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wacker Salaried Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dietz & Watson, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in PA (72 participants, $3M 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.