Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers Union Local 55 Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$99M
Total assets Below avg plan size
426
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$233,064
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers Union Local 55 Pension Plan · Ohio · Other Services

$99M in assets, 426 participants

Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers Union Local 55 Pension Plan's Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan reported $99M in total assets and 426 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #8,180 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Where Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan sits by assets

Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $99M for 426 participants (~$233,064/participant), down 3.4% in 2022.

#8,180
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-3.4%
assets change YoY
1.0×
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 Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$99,285,256 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 Union Local No. 55 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 Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (426 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 346514703 · Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers Union Local 55 Pension Plan PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan · $99M · 426 · 93rd

  • EIN $99M
  • RANK 426
  • PHOTO 93rd
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near IBEW Local Union No. 98, Zone 2 Pension Trust Fund
  • 5500 ind #8180

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

IBEW Local Union No. 98, Zone 2 Pension Trust FundIBEW Local Union No. 98, Zon…$99MPlumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension PlanPlumbers Union Local No. 55 …$99MWiltel Communications, LLC Pension PlanWiltel Communications, LLC P…$99MContitech USA, Inc. Defined Benefit PlanContitech USA, Inc. Defined …$99MMonument Health, Inc. Pension PlanMonument Health, Inc. Pensio…$99M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$103M
Net Assets (End of Year)$99M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN346514703
Plan Effective Date1960-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers Union Local 55 Pension Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Joint Board of Trustees Plumbers Union Local 55 Pension Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M$150M 202220232024 $99.3M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 426 $99M
2023 1 459 $102M
2024 1 472 N/A

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.099285256 · Participants: 426Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.559275463 · Participants: 12346Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.017579718 · Participants: 22597Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.498685298 · Participants: 15837American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.394372488 · Participants: 9749Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanLaborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio, Total assets ($B): 2.645337912 · Participants: 13583Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio
Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is IBEW Local Union No. 98, Zone 2 Pension Trust Fund in PA ($99M); by covered participants it is Pjm Interconnection, LLC Pension Plan in PA (426 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($99M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (426 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 Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 3.4% during 2022, from $103M to $99M. Reported net income was -$3M.
Where does Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is IBEW Local Union No. 98, Zone 2 Pension Trust Fund in PA ($99M, 543 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers Union Local No. 55 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pjm Interconnection, LLC Pension Plan in PA (426 participants, $210M 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 346514703.

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.