Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83 Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$50M
Total assets Below avg plan size
250
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$198,553
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83 · Pennsylvania · Finance & Insurance

$50M in assets, 250 participants

Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83's Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund reported $50M in total assets and 250 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #6,889 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund covers 250 participants in Pennsylvania, about 30% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $50M.

#6,889
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+8.7%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$49,638,130 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (250 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $46M in the plan year 2022 filing to $50M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund reported participants fell from 265 in the plan year 2022 filing to 250 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 550463652 · Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83 PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund · $50M · 250 · 85th

  • EIN $50M
  • RANK 250
  • PHOTO 85th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Michigan Milk Producers Association Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #6889

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Michigan Milk Producers Association Pension PlanMichigan Milk Producers Asso…$50MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension FundPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$50MSignature Healthcare Retirement PlanSignature Healthcare Retirem…$50MRetirement Plan for Employees of Illinois Mutual Life Insurance CompanyRetirement Plan for Employee…$50MCommunity Service Society of New York Retirement PlanCommunity Service Society of…$50M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$46M
Net Assets (End of Year)$49M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN550463652
Plan Effective Date1963-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$55M 20.56341899013886% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $45.7M $55.1M ▲ +20.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 265 $46M
2023 1 250 $50M
2024 1 252 $55M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.04963813 · Participants: 250Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension FundNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Michigan Milk Producers Association Pension Plan in MI ($50M); by covered participants it is Imerys USA, Inc. Retirement Growth Account Plan in GA (250 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (250 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 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 8.7% during 2023, from $46M to $50M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83 plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers & Steamfitter Local 83's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.6%, from $46M to $55M.
Where does Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Michigan Milk Producers Association Pension Plan in MI ($50M, 106 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 83 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Imerys USA, Inc. Retirement Growth Account Plan in GA (250 participants, $126M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 550463652.

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.