Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The L.S. Starrett Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$84M
Total assets Below avg plan size
358
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$234,630
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company · Sponsored by The L.S. Starrett Company · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$84M in assets, 358 participants

The L.S. Starrett Company's The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company reported $84M in total assets and 358 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #18,025 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company sits by assets

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $84M for 358 participants (~$234,630/participant), up 6.1% in 2022.

#18,025
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
+6.1%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company's outsized position by total assets

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company vs every filed plan by assets

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

$83,997,482 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company 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. The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company sits mid-pack in the medium band (358 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 041866480 · The L.S. Starrett Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company · $84M · 358 · 92nd

  • ASSETS $84M
  • ASSETS 358
  • ASSETS 92nd
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.a. Employees Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #18025

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 Massachusetts →

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company in the asset neighbourhood

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.a. Employees Pension PlanKawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.a…$84MThe Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett CompanyThe Retirement Plan for Empl…$84MRetirement Plan for Employees of Associated Milk Producers, Inc.Retirement Plan for Employee…$84MThe Isuzu Companies' Retirement PlanThe Isuzu Companies' Retirem…$84MPlumbers Local Union No. 16 Pension PlanPlumbers Local Union No. 16 …$84M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$84M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN041866480
Plan Effective Date1945-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The L.S. Starrett Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The L.S. Starrett Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$116M 7.118980074849635% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$105M$110M$115M$120M 202220232024 $108M $116M ▲ +7.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,469 $108M
2023 4 1,383 $116M
2024 4 1,279 $116M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company, Total assets ($B): 0.083997482 · Participants: 358The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett CompanyConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 9.07532048 · Participants: 55495Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.756596242 · Participants: 33087Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281152611 · Participants: 11835Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.758508912 · Participants: 17323N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension FundN. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 3.594095954 · Participants: 10962N. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund
The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.a. Employees Pension Plan in CA ($84M); by covered participants it is Roofers Local 221 Pension Trust Fund in HI (358 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (358 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 The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company assets move in 2022? ▼
The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company grew at a solid clip - up 6.1% during 2022, from $79M to $84M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have The L.S. Starrett Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The L.S. Starrett Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.1%, from $108M to $116M.
Where does The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.a. Employees Pension Plan in CA ($84M, 192 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Roofers Local 221 Pension Trust Fund in HI (358 participants, $34M 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 041866480.

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.