Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Houston Pilots Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $354M
- Total assets
- 129
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $2.7M
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Houston Pilots · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing
$354M in assets, 129 participants
Houston Pilots's Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust reported $354M in total assets and 129 participants in its 2023 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #3,207 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust covers 129 participants in Texas, about 19% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $354M.
- $354M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 129
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $2.7M
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$86M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $319M in the plan year 2022 filing to $354M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 134 in the plan year 2022 filing to 129 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Texas filers
In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust reports 129 participants - about 19% of that state average ($354M EOY assets).
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $319M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $354M |
| Net Income | $35M |
| Employer EIN | 760289736 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1989-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Houston Pilots)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 258 | $426M |
| 2023 | 2 | 255 | $475M |
| 2024 | 2 | 266 | $500M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
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- Shell Pension Plan $15.1B · 12,215
- Exxonmobil Pension Plan $12.0B · 22,551
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- Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan $5.5B · 9,360
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust by total assets, not by location.
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit Plan (NY) $354M · 126
- Local Union No. 124 I. B. E. W. Pension Trust Fund (MO) $353M · 2,078
- Lexmark Retirement Growth Account Plan (KY) $354M · 653
- El Camino Hospital Cash Balance Plan (CA) $354M · 3,093
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust's numbers.
- By total assets, Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and Trust ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas. Compare plans
- Houston Pilots's sponsor-wide assets have grown 17.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans