Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Deere & Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$3.8B
Total assets
N/A
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
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Official DOL plan name: John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees · Sponsored by Deere & Company · Illinois · Manufacturing

$3.8B in assets, N/A participants

Deere & Company's John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees reported $3.8B in total assets and N/A participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #20,478 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees sits by assets

John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $3.8B for N/A participants, down 8.1% in 2022.

$3.8B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
N/A
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
-8.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $334M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees outranks nearly all the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 38x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.8B
Net Income-$334M
Employer EIN362382580
Plan Effective Date1950-08-14
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Deere & Company)

$20B$22B$24B$26B 20222023 $21.2B $24.8B ▲ +17.1%
Total plan assets by year, all Deere & Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 31,662 $21.2B
2023 4 59,809 $24.8B

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John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees assets move in 2022?
John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees pulled back noticeably - down 8.1% during 2022, from $4.1B to $3.8B. Reported net income was -$334M.
How have Deere & Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Deere & Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.1%, from $21.2B to $24.8B.
Where does John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Disney Salaried Pension Plan a in CA ($3.8B, 4,802 participants).

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