Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
University of Southern California Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $125M
- Total assets
- 1,903
- Participants
- 94th
- Percentile by assets
- $65,904
- Avg per participant
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.
- 94th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #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.
- $125M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,903
- covered participants
- 94th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $65,904
- avg assets per participant
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.
Participants vs California filers
In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan reports 1,903 participants - 3.0x that state average ($125M EOY assets).
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)
| 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.
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement 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
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- 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
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
- University of Southern California's sponsor-wide assets have grown 31.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans