Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 489 Pension Trust Fund Trustees Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
126
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$193,860
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 · Sponsored by Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 489 Pension Trust Fund Trustees · Maryland · Construction

$24M in assets, 126 participants

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 489 Pension Trust Fund Trustees's Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 reported $24M in total assets and 126 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #7,868 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 covers 126 participants in Maryland, about 14% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $24M.

#7,868
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-0.2%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $43K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,426,388 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 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. Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 sits mid-pack in the medium band (126 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 520580681 · Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 489 Pension Trust Fund Trustees PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 · $24M · 126 · 80th

  • PCT $24M
  • EIN 126
  • RANK 80th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #7868

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 Maryland →

Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 in the asset neighbourhood

Harte Hanks, Inc. Pension Plan IIHarte Hanks, Inc. Pension Pl…$24MNovelis Fairmont Hourly Pension PlanNovelis Fairmont Hourly Pens…$24MKnife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension PlanKnife River Corporation Sala…$24MRetirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489Retirement Plan of the Plumb…$24MCbc Coating, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanCbc Coating, Inc. Employees'…$24M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$24M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income-$43K
Employer EIN520580681
Plan Effective Date1967-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 489 Pension Trust Fund Trustees)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 489 Pension Trust Fund Trustees plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 14.039402796680378% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$24M$26M$28M$30M 202220232024 $24.4M $27.9M ▲ +14.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 126 $24M
2023 1 116 $27M
2024 1 115 $28M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489, Total assets ($B): 0.024426388 · Participants: 126Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.843533772 · Participants: 21647Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.273549408 · Participants: 14916National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.247803775 · Participants: 1041Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.938448124 · Participants: 50952International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension PlanBert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.67312584 · Participants: 2587Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan
Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan in ND ($24M); by covered participants it is National Federation of Independent Business Retirement Plan in TN (126 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (126 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 Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 assets move in 2022?
Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 held essentially flat - down 0.2% during 2022, from $24M to $24M. Reported net income was -$43K.
How have Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 489 Pension Trust Fund Trustees plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 489 Pension Trust Fund Trustees's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.0%, from $24M to $28M.
Where does Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489 ranks in the 80th 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 Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Knife River Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan in ND ($24M, 33 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No 489?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Federation of Independent Business Retirement Plan in TN (126 participants, $76M in assets).