Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $5.1B
- Total assets
- 36,089
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $142,497
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. · California · Healthcare & Social Assistance
$5.1B in assets, 36,089 participants
The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.'s Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan reported $5.1B in total assets and 36,089 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)
- #20,064 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,087 peers)
Coverage in California
Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan covers 36,089 participants in California, 57x the typical California plan (state average ~637 per filing). Assets: $5.1B.
- $5.1B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 36,089
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $142,497
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $926M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs California filers
In California, the average filing covers about 637 participants across 14,392 plans. Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan reports 36,089 participants - 57x that state average ($5.1B EOY assets).
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $6.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $5.1B |
| Net Income | -$926M |
| Employer EIN | 942728480 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1964-04-04 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 92,233 | $28.7B |
| 2023 | 6 | 96,363 | $32.1B |
| 2024 | 6 | 100,822 | $35.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
- Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan $31.9B · 126,331
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $17.1B · 25,709
- Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $10.4B · 19,326
- Disney Salaried Pension Plan D $9.2B · 11,405
- Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan $8.8B · 59,141
Scale composition for Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan
Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan reports $5.1B in end-of-year assets across 36,089 participants (0.044% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.040% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $142,497 per participant (1.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$926M.
This plan identity (EIN 942728480, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $5.1B to $5.6B (+9.6%) while covered participants moved from 36,089 to 40,879 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36,089 | $5.1B | This page |
| 2023 | 37,245 | $5.5B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 40,879 | $5.6B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (Defined Benefit (Pension), $11.4B, 18,983 participants)
- The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan (401(k), $9.9B, 21,688 participants)
- The Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (Money Purchase, $7.9B, 18,550 participants)
- Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $5.6B, 40,879 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- New York State Nurses Association Pension Plan (NY) $5.0B · 18,592
- Nationwide Retirement Plan (OH) $5.0B · 22,597
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan (MA) $5.3B · 11,835
- Textron Master Retirement Plan (RI) $5.0B · 7,702
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Kaiser Permanente Employees 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 California. Compare plans
- The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Healthcare & Social Assistance plans