Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Nordson Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$288M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,317
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$124,363
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Nordson Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$288M in assets, 2,317 participants

Nordson Corporation's Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported $288M in total assets and 2,317 participants in its 2022 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.

  • #19,506 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan covers 2,317 participants in Ohio, 3.0x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $288M.

#19,506
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-0.7%
assets change YoY
2.9×
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.

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$288,148,622 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,317 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 340590250 · Nordson Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan · $288M · 2,317 · 97th

  • SCH $288M
  • SCH 2,317
  • SCH 97th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Pennsylvania State Education Association Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #19506

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pennsylvania State Education Association Pension PlanPennsylvania State Education…$289MNordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension PlanNordson Corporation Salaried…$288MBronson Healthcare Retirement PlanBronson Healthcare Retiremen…$287MLocal No. 1 Pension Trust FundLocal No. 1 Pension Trust Fu…$287MNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc.Non-Contributory Retirement …$287M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$290M
Net Assets (End of Year)$288M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN340590250
Plan Effective Date1970-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nordson Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nordson Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$749M 27.77307105679933% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.6B$0.8B$1B$1.2B 202220232024 $1.04B $0.75B ▼ -27.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 5,891 $1.0B
2023 4 5,701 $1.1B
2024 2 3,406 $749M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.288148622 · Participants: 2317Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.559275463 · Participants: 12346Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.017579718 · Participants: 22597Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.498685298 · Participants: 15837American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.394372488 · Participants: 9749Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanLaborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio, Total assets ($B): 2.645337912 · Participants: 13583Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio
Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pennsylvania State Education Association Pension Plan in PA ($289M); by covered participants it is Excellus Retirement Plan in NY (2,317 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,317 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 Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.7% during 2022, from $290M to $288M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Nordson Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nordson Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 27.8%, from $1.0B to $749M.
Where does Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pennsylvania State Education Association Pension Plan in PA ($289M, 253 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Excellus Retirement Plan in NY (2,317 participants, $782M 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 340590250.

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.