Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
University of Southern California Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $125M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,903
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $65,904
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan · Sponsored by University of Southern California · California · Educational Services
$125M in assets, 1,903 participants
University of Southern California's University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan reported $125M in total assets and 1,903 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.
- #3,589 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Coverage in California
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan covers 1,903 participants in California, 3.0x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $125M.
- #3,589
- in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
- -24.3%
- assets change YoY
- 1.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $40M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$125,415,285 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,903 participants).
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 951642394 · University of Southern California PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan · $125M · 1,903 · 94th
- IND $125M
- EOY 1,903
- 5500 94th
- ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PCT near Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel
- EIN ind #3589
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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $166M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $125M |
| Net Income | -$40M |
| Employer EIN | 951642394 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1983-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (University of Southern California)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All University of Southern California plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $10.2B 31.78843534201677% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 48,107 | $7.7B |
| 2023 | 4 | 47,348 | $9.0B |
| 2024 | 4 | 46,249 | $10.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- 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
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel in PA ($125M); by covered participants it is Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan in IL (1,906 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($125M here).
- Major League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed Personnel (PA) $125M · 427
- Dresser, LLC Consolidated Salaried Retirement Plan (TX) $125M · 151
- Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (DC) $126M · 59
- Laborers Agc Pension Trust of Montana (WA) $126M · 2,052
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,903 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Conagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan (IL) 1,906 · 3 off
- Laborers District Council Pension and Disability Trust Fund No. 2 (MD) 1,900 · 3 off
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Noncontributory Pension Plan (OH) 1,909 · 6 off
- Crh Americas Pension Plan (GA) 1,896 · 7 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.