Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$197M
Total assets Near avg plan size
645
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$305,600
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by Delta Air Lines, Inc. · Georgia · Transportation & Warehousing

$197M in assets, 645 participants

Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported $197M in total assets and 645 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,656 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Where Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees sits by assets

Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $197M for 645 participants (~$305,600/participant), down 4.5% in 2022.

#3,656
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-4.5%
assets change YoY
2.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets

Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$197,112,277 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees 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. Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (645 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 580218548 · Delta Air Lines, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · $197M · 645 · 96th

  • PART $197M
  • PART 645
  • PART 96th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Mfa Incorporated Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #3656

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$206M
Net Assets (End of Year)$197M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN580218548
Plan Effective Date1946-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Delta Air Lines, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Delta Air Lines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51.4B 27.83790401128044% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35B$40B$45B$50B$55B 202220232024 $40.2B $51.4B ▲ +27.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 11 112,289 $40.2B
2023 12 136,516 $46.0B
2024 12 145,368 $51.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

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

Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.197112277 · Participants: 645Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesUPS Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.022408253 · Participants: 52821UPS Retirement PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.822086516 · Participants: 25663The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.867504693 · Participants: 68592UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.568572149 · Participants: 151682UPS Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.354895526 · Participants: 15951Delta Retirement Plan
Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Mfa Incorporated Retirement Plan in MO ($197M); by covered participants it is Minnesota Teamsters Construction Division Pension Fund in MN (645 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees assets move in 2022? ▼
Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees edged down modestly - down 4.5% during 2022, from $206M to $197M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Delta Air Lines, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 27.8%, from $40.2B to $51.4B.
Where does Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees ranks in the 96th 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 Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mfa Incorporated Retirement Plan in MO ($197M, 1,215 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Minnesota Teamsters Construction Division Pension Fund in MN (645 participants, $223M 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 580218548.

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.