Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Salt River Valley Water Users Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,790
Participants Above avg headcount
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$581,267
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Salt River Valley Water Users Association · Arizona · Utilities

$2.8B in assets, 4,790 participants

Salt River Valley Water Users Association's Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan reported $2.8B in total assets and 4,790 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #684 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Arizona

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan covers 4,790 participants in Arizona, 8.5x the typical Arizona plan (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $2.8B.

#684
in Utilities (721 peers)
+10.2%
assets growth YoY
28×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,784,269,809 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement 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. Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan lands in the large band (4,790 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$545M in the plan year 2022 filing to $257M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 4,802 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,790 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 860053220 · Salt River Valley Water Users Association PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan · $2.8B · 4,790 · 100th

  • ASSETS $2.8B
  • PCT 4,790
  • EIN 100th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near University of Pennsylvania Health Sysytem Pension Plan
  • IND ind #684

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Arizona →

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sentara Pension Plan$2.8BSalt River Project Employees' Retirement PlanSalt River Project Employees…$2.8BUniversity of Pennsylvania Health Sysytem Pension PlanUniversity of Pennsylvania H…$2.8BCorning Incorporated Pension PlanCorning Incorporated Pension…$2.8BValero Energy Corporation Pension PlanValero Energy Corporation Pe…$2.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Arizona filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.8B
Net Income$257M
Employer EIN860053220
Plan Effective Date1958-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Salt River Valley Water Users Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Salt River Valley Water Users Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.2B 19.963226607233736% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.53B $4.23B ▲ +19.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 10,122 $3.5B
2023 2 10,263 $4.0B
2024 2 10,701 $4.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Arizona

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

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.784269809 · Participants: 4790Salt River Project Employees' Retirement PlanPinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.271793253 · Participants: 5824Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Retirement PlanFreeport Minerals Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.443465749 · Participants: 2597Freeport Minerals Corporation Retirement PlanDesert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.005171309 · Participants: 19139Desert States Employers & Ufcw Unions Pension PlanAvnet Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.50129138 · Participants: 2483Avnet Pension PlanLiberty Utilities Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.392875125 · Participants: 618Liberty Utilities Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants

Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is University of Pennsylvania Health Sysytem Pension Plan in PA ($2.8B); by covered participants it is Pacific Coast Roofers Pension Plan in CA (4,794 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,790 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 Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.2% during 2023, from $2.5B to $2.8B. Reported net income was $257M.
How have Salt River Valley Water Users Association plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Salt River Valley Water Users Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.0%, from $3.5B to $4.2B.
Where does Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is University of Pennsylvania Health Sysytem Pension Plan in PA ($2.8B, 8,369 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pacific Coast Roofers Pension Plan in CA (4,794 participants, $639M in assets).