401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Joint Board of Trustees, IBEW Local Union No 5 & Western PA Chapter Ne 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$451M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,460
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$130,366
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan · Sponsored by Joint Board of Trustees, IBEW Local Union No 5 & Western PA Chapter Ne · Pennsylvania · Construction

$451M in assets, 3,460 participants

Joint Board of Trustees, IBEW Local Union No 5 & Western PA Chapter Ne's Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan reported $451M in total assets and 3,460 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #8,749 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan covers 3,460 participants in Pennsylvania, 4.2x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $451M.

#8,749
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+12.6%
assets growth YoY
4.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan's outsized position by total assets

Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$451,064,992 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 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 2023

Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan lands in the large band (3,460 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan reported net income rose from -$77M in the plan year 2022 filing to $50M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan end-of-year assets rose from $401M in the plan year 2022 filing to $451M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan reported participants rose from 3,236 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,460 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 251368983 · Joint Board of Trustees, IBEW Local Union No 5 & Western PA Chapter Ne PY 2023 · 401(k)

Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan · $451M · 3,460 · 97th

  • BOY $451M
  • SCH 3,460
  • EBSA 97th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Copeland Employee Savings Investment Plan
  • NET ind #8749

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 Pennsylvania →

Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Orange Group 401(k) Plan$451MWestern Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation PlanWestern Pennsylvania Electri…$451MCopeland Employee Savings Investment PlanCopeland Employee Savings In…$451MCleco Power LLC 401(k) Savings & Investment PlanCleco Power LLC 401(k) Savin…$451MThe Christ Hospital 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe Christ Hospital 403(b) R…$451M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$401M
Net Assets (End of Year)$451M
Net Income$50M
Employer EIN251368983
Plan Effective Date1978-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Joint Board of Trustees, IBEW Local Union No 5 & Western PA Chapter Ne)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Joint Board of Trustees, IBEW Local Union No 5 & Western PA Chapter Ne plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$496M 23.857419576747407% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $401M $496M ▲ +23.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,236 $401M
2023 1 3,460 $451M
2024 1 3,623 $496M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.451064992 · Participants: 3460Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Copeland Employee Savings Investment Plan in MO ($451M); by covered participants it is Parkdale, Incorporated Retirement Plan in NC (3,460 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($451M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,460 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.6% during 2023, from $401M to $451M. Reported net income was $50M.
How have Joint Board of Trustees, IBEW Local Union No 5 & Western PA Chapter Ne plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Joint Board of Trustees, IBEW Local Union No 5 & Western PA Chapter Ne's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.9%, from $401M to $496M.
Where does Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Copeland Employee Savings Investment Plan in MO ($451M, N/A participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Deferred Compensation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Parkdale, Incorporated Retirement Plan in NC (3,460 participants, $73M in assets).