Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Hershey Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$308M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,115
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$276,047
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees · Sponsored by The Hershey Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$308M in assets, 1,115 participants

The Hershey Company's The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees reported $308M in total assets and 1,115 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #19,558 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees sits by assets

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $308M for 1,115 participants (~$276,047/participant), down 24.7% in 2022.

#19,558
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-24.7%
assets change YoY
3.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $101M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees's outsized position by total assets

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$307,792,837 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees'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. The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees lands in the large band (1,115 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 230691590 · The Hershey Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees · $308M · 1,115 · 97th

  • BOY $308M
  • SCH 1,115
  • EBSA 97th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Galileo & Worldspan U.S. Legacy Pension Plan
  • NET ind #19558

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 Pennsylvania →

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension PlanRiceland Foods, Inc. Employe…$308MFlorida Carpenters Pension PlanFlorida Carpenters Pension P…$308MThe Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly EmployeesThe Hershey Company Retireme…$308MGalileo & Worldspan U.S. Legacy Pension PlanGalileo & Worldspan U.S. Leg…$308MThe Albany Medical Center Retirement PlanThe Albany Medical Center Re…$308M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$409M
Net Assets (End of Year)$308M
Net Income-$101M
Employer EIN230691590
Plan Effective Date1941-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Hershey Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Hershey Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.9B 11.883862972141115% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5B$2.6B$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B$3B 202220232024 $2.57B $2.87B ▲ +11.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 12,923 $2.6B
2023 5 14,683 $2.8B
2024 4 14,048 $2.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.307792837 · Participants: 1115The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly EmployeesNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.401485458 · Participants: 27097National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 5.908424468 · Participants: 52395Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.402519 · Participants: 63731The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.359207207 · Participants: 5314Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.968344232 · Participants: 8098The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Galileo & Worldspan U.S. Legacy Pension Plan in GA ($308M); by covered participants it is Church Mutual Insurance Company Cash Balance Plan in WI (1,114 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($308M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,115 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 The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees assets move in 2022? ▼
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees declined sharply - down 24.7% during 2022, from $409M to $308M. Reported net income was -$101M.
How have The Hershey Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Hershey Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 11.9%, from $2.6B to $2.9B.
Where does The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Galileo & Worldspan U.S. Legacy Pension Plan in GA ($308M, 342 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Hershey Company Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Church Mutual Insurance Company Cash Balance Plan in WI (1,114 participants, $98M 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 230691590.

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.