Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

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

Data updated 2026-08-11

$39M
Total assets
253
Participants
86th
Percentile by assets
$155,390
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 86th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #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.

$39M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
253
covered participants
86th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$155,390
avg assets per participant

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.

Where Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan sits 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 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Tennessee
Industry
Construction

Participants vs Tennessee filers

In Tennessee, the average filing covers about 1,126 participants across 2,384 plans. Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan reports 253 participants - about 22% of that state average ($39M EOY assets).

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)

$38M$40M$42M$44M$46M 202220232024 $39.3M $45M ▲ +14.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Joint Board of Trustees - Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan plans on file
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 ($B) Participants Plumbers Local Union…, Total assets ($B): 0.039313729 · Participants: 253Plumbers Local Union…Fedex Corporation Em…, Total assets ($B): 25.607567505 · Participants: 119742Fedex Corporation Em…Retirement Plan of I…, Total assets ($B): 8.844607131 · Participants: 20914Retirement Plan of I…Pension Plan for Emp…, Total assets ($B): 2.326549411 · Participants: 5460Pension Plan for Emp…Retirement Program P…, Total assets ($B): 2.039541449 · Participants: 2920Retirement Program P…Nissan Employee Reti…, Total assets ($B): 1.533696203 · Participants: 4575Nissan Employee Reti…
Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
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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).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee. Compare plans
  • Joint Board of Trustees - Plumbers Local Union No. 17 Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets have grown 14.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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.