Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Joint Board of Trustees - Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$39M
Total assets Below avg plan size
253
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$155,390
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Joint Board of Trustees - Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan · Tennessee · Construction

$39M in assets, 253 participants

Joint Board of Trustees - Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan's Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan reported $39M in total assets and 253 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #8,364 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan covers 253 participants in Tennessee, about 22% of the average Tennessee filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $39M.

#8,364
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-7.5%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$39,313,729 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (253 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 626104660 · Joint Board of Trustees - Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan · $39M · 253 · 86th

  • NET $39M
  • NET 253
  • NET 86th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #8364

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Mack Energy Corporation Defined Benefit Retirement PlanMack Energy Corporation Defi…$39MEmployees' Retirement Plan of Blue Cross of CaliforniaEmployees' Retirement Plan o…$39MPlumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension PlanPlumbers Local Union No. 17 …$39MVeterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement PlanVeterans of Foreign Wars Emp…$39MThe Retirement Plan of Dime BankThe Retirement Plan of Dime …$39M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$42M
Net Assets (End of Year)$39M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN626104660
Plan Effective Date1968-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Joint Board of Trustees - Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Joint Board of Trustees - Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 14.514769128107893% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$38M$40M$42M$44M$46M 202220232024 $39.3M $45M ▲ +14.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 253 $39M
2023 1 292 $44M
2024 1 360 $45M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee

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

Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.039313729 · Participants: 253Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension PlanFedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.607567505 · Participants: 119742Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of International Paper Company, Total assets ($B): 8.844607131 · Participants: 20914Retirement Plan of International Paper CompanyPension Plan for Employees at Ornl, Total assets ($B): 2.326549411 · Participants: 5460Pension Plan for Employees at OrnlRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Total assets ($B): 2.039541449 · Participants: 2920Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, TennesseeNissan Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.533696203 · Participants: 4575Nissan Employee Retirement Plan
Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan in MO ($39M); by covered participants it is Employees Retirement Plan of St. Barnabas Hospital and Affiliates in NY (253 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (253 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 Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.5% during 2022, from $42M to $39M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Joint Board of Trustees - Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Joint Board of Trustees - Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.5%, from $39M to $45M.
Where does Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Veterans of Foreign Wars Employees' Retirement Plan in MO ($39M, 141 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Employees Retirement Plan of St. Barnabas Hospital and Affiliates in NY (253 participants, $78M 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 626104660.

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.