401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.3B
Total assets
11,141
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$118,421
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Wabtec Savings Plan · Sponsored by Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$1.3B in assets, 11,141 participants

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation's Wabtec Savings Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 11,141 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #18,358 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Wabtec Savings Plan covers 11,141 participants in Pennsylvania, 14x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

$1.3B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
11,141
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$118,421
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Wabtec Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$173M in the plan year 2022 filing to $267M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Wabtec Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.0B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Wabtec Savings Plan reported participants rose from 10,120 in the plan year 2022 filing to 11,141 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Pennsylvania filers

In Pennsylvania, the average filing covers about 822 participants across 5,751 plans. Wabtec Savings Plan reports 11,141 participants - 14x that state average ($1.3B EOY assets).

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income$267M
Employer EIN251615902
Plan Effective Date1990-03-09
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation)

$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.07B $1.63B ▲ +52.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 10,324 $1.1B
2023 2 11,325 $1.4B
2024 2 12,296 $1.6B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Wabtec Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Wabtec Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Wabtec Savings PlanComcast Corporation …Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirem…The PNC Financial Se…The Bank of New York…
Wabtec Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Wabtec Savings Plan

Wabtec Savings Plan reports $1.3B in end-of-year assets across 11,141 participants (0.011% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $118,421 per participant (86% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $267M.

This plan identity (EIN 251615902, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.0B to $1.6B (+52.4%) while covered participants moved from 10,120 to 12,095 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 10,120 $1.0B Open filing
2023 11,141 $1.3B This page
2024 · index core 12,095 $1.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Wabtec Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Wabtec Savings Plan grew sharply - up 27.1% during 2023, from $1.0B to $1.3B. Reported net income was $267M.
How have Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 52.8%, from $1.1B to $1.6B.
Where does Wabtec Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Wabtec Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Wabtec Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hub International Limited 401(k) Savings Plan in IL ($1.3B, 11,255 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Wabtec Savings Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Wabtec Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania. Compare plans
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 52.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans