Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Washington Education Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$159M
Total assets Near avg plan size
174
Participants Small participant base
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$913,099
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association · Sponsored by Washington Education Association · Washington · Other Services

$159M in assets, 174 participants

Washington Education Association's Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association reported $159M in total assets and 174 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.

  • #8,264 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association covers 174 participants in Washington, about 12% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $159M.

#8,264
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-0.2%
assets change YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $252K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association's outsized position by total assets

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association vs every filed plan by assets

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

$158,879,170 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association 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. Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association sits mid-pack in the medium band (174 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 910460645 · Washington Education Association PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association · $159M · 174 · 95th

  • RANK $159M
  • PHOTO 174
  • IND 95th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern Nevada
  • ASSETS ind #8264

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 Washington →

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$159M
Net Assets (End of Year)$159M
Net Income-$252K
Employer EIN910460645
Plan Effective Date1957-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Washington Education Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Washington Education Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$272M 24.133604269586094% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M 202220232024 $219M $272M ▲ +24.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 357 $219M
2023 2 371 $251M
2024 2 420 $272M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association, Total assets ($B): 0.15887917 · Participants: 174Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education AssociationWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.719854718 · Participants: 226505Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.232670781 · Participants: 34042The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.057699432 · Participants: 34972The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.972366874 · Participants: 15284Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.815845616 · Participants: 8083Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association side-by-side with 3 peers →

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern Nevada in NV ($159M); by covered participants it is Marine & Power Systems Pension Plan in FL (174 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($159M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (174 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 Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association assets move in 2022? ▼
Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association held essentially flat - down 0.2% during 2022, from $159M to $159M. Reported net income was -$252K.
How have Washington Education Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Washington Education Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.1%, from $219M to $272M.
Where does Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern Nevada in NV ($159M, 1,405 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Marine & Power Systems Pension Plan in FL (174 participants, $119M 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 910460645.

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.