Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 104 Union Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$108M
Total assets Near avg plan size
298
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$363,808
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 104 Union · Massachusetts · Finance & Insurance

$108M in assets, 298 participants

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 104 Union's Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan reported $108M in total assets and 298 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #7,757 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan covers 298 participants in Massachusetts, about 45% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $108M.

#7,757
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+7.1%
assets growth YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$108,414,884 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan 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 and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (298 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan reported participants rose from 277 in the plan year 2022 filing to 298 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $101M in the plan year 2022 filing to $108M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042746381 · Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 104 Union PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan · $108M · 298 · 92nd

  • ASSETS $108M
  • ASSETS 298
  • ASSETS 92nd
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Local 522 Pension Fund
  • ASSETS ind #7757

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 Massachusetts →

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Arizona Sheet Metal Pension Trust FundArizona Sheet Metal Pension …$109MCibc World Markets Retirement Plan for U.S. EmployeesCibc World Markets Retiremen…$109MI.L.a. Prssa Pension Plan$109MPlumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension PlanPlumbers and Pipefitters Loc…$108MLocal 522 Pension Fund$108M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$101M
Net Assets (End of Year)$108M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN042746381
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 104 Union)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 104 Union plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$117M 15.14910305955121% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$95M$100M$105M$110M$115M$120M 202220232024 $101M $117M ▲ +15.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 277 $101M
2023 1 298 $108M
2024 1 299 $117M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.108414884 · Participants: 298Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension PlanConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 10.325856564 · Participants: 58745Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.092299586 · Participants: 21786New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.892259637 · Participants: 37145Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.381626447 · Participants: 11888Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.973349354 · Participants: 17166N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Local 522 Pension Fund in NY ($108M); by covered participants it is Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan in NY (298 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($108M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (298 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 and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.1% during 2023, from $101M to $108M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 104 Union plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers & Pipefitters Local No 104 Union's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.1%, from $101M to $117M.
Where does Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Local 522 Pension Fund in NY ($108M, 846 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 104 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Davis Polk General Staff Pension Plan in NY (298 participants, $187M 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 042746381.

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.