Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
John Wiley & Sons,Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $187M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 461
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 95th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $404,788
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc. · Sponsored by John Wiley & Sons,Inc. · New Jersey · Information & Media
$187M in assets, 461 participants
John Wiley & Sons,Inc.'s Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc. reported $187M in total assets and 461 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.
- #2,699 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
Where Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc. sits by assets
Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc. sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $187M for 461 participants (~$404,788/participant), down 8.7% in 2022.
- #2,699
- in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
- -8.7%
- assets change YoY
- 1.9×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $18M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc.'s outsized position by total assets
Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc. vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$186,607,393 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc. 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. Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc. sits mid-pack in the medium band (461 participants).
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 135593032 · John Wiley & Sons,Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc. · $187M · 461 · 95th
- ASSETS $187M
- PCT 461
- EIN 95th
- RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PHOTO near Ironworkers Local No 55 Pension Plan
- IND ind #2699
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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →
Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc. in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $204M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $187M |
| Net Income | -$18M |
| Employer EIN | 135593032 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1955-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (John Wiley & Sons,Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All John Wiley & Sons,Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $845M 12.86853125072868% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 3,591 | $748M |
| 2023 | 2 | 3,961 | $825M |
| 2024 | 2 | 3,193 | $845M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson $19.8B · 38,100
- JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan $14.8B · 102,340
- Nokia Retirement Income Plan $14.5B · 7,413
- The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan $12.3B · 17,538
- Verizon Pension Plan for Associates $10.9B · 25,746
Employees' Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons,Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ironworkers Local No 55 Pension Plan in OH ($187M); by covered participants it is Simplot Pension Plan S in ID (461 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($187M here).
- Ironworkers Local No 55 Pension Plan (OH) $187M · 635
- Crozer-Keystone Health System Employees Retirement Plan (PA) $186M · 1,575
- Hagerstown Motor Carriers and Teamsters Pension Plan (MD) $187M · 535
- General Building Laborers' Local 66 Pension Fund (NY) $187M · 634
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (461 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Simplot Pension Plan S (ID) 461 · 0 off
- Carhartt, Inc. Pension Plan (MI) 461 · 0 off
- True Value Company Defined Lump Sum Pension Plan (IL) 462 · 1 off
- Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan (AR) 462 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.