Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Abbvie Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
16,037
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$227,473
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Abbvie Pension Plan · Sponsored by Abbvie Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$3.6B in assets, 16,037 participants

Abbvie Inc.'s Abbvie Pension Plan reported $3.6B in total assets and 16,037 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.

  • #20,472 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Abbvie Pension Plan covers 16,037 participants in Illinois, 21x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $3.6B.

#20,472
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-15.2%
assets change YoY
37×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $655M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Abbvie Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Abbvie Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,647,991,223 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Abbvie Pension Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Abbvie Pension Plan is a mega filing (16,037 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 320375147 · Abbvie Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Abbvie Pension Plan · $3.6B · 16,037 · 100th

  • EIN $3.6B
  • RANK 16,037
  • PHOTO 100th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund
  • 5500 ind #20472

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 Illinois →

Abbvie Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Abbvie Pension Plan$3.6BBakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension FundBakery & Confectionery Union…$3.7BDeloitte Pension Plan for Partners, Principals and Managing DirectorsDeloitte Pension Plan for Pa…$3.7BPentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial InstPentegra Defined Benefit Pla…$3.6BKodak Retirement Income Plan$3.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Abbvie Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.6B
Net Income-$655M
Employer EIN320375147
Plan Effective Date2013-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Abbvie Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Abbvie Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$18.9B 31.670313685335127% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12B$14B$16B$18B$20B 202220232024 $14.3B $18.9B ▲ +31.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 41,846 $14.3B
2023 4 41,400 $16.6B
2024 4 40,886 $18.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Abbvie Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Abbvie Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.647991223 · Participants: 16037Abbvie Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Abbvie Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Abbvie Pension Plan

Abbvie Pension Plan reports $3.6B in end-of-year assets across 16,037 participants (0.030% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $227,473 per participant (1.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$655M.

This plan identity (EIN 320375147, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.6B to $5.0B (+38.3%) while covered participants moved from 16,037 to 13,656 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 16,037 $3.6B This page
2023 14,619 $4.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 13,656 $5.0B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund in MD ($3.7B); by covered participants it is Delta Retirement Plan in GA (15,951 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (16,037 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 Abbvie Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Abbvie Pension Plan declined sharply - down 15.2% during 2022, from $4.3B to $3.6B. Reported net income was -$655M.
How have Abbvie Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Abbvie Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.7%, from $14.3B to $18.9B.
Where does Abbvie Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Abbvie Pension Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 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 Abbvie Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund in MD ($3.7B, 14,787 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Abbvie Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Delta Retirement Plan in GA (15,951 participants, $7.4B in assets).