Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
8
Participants Small participant base
57th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund · Massachusetts · Finance & Insurance

$9M in assets, 8 participants

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan reported $9M in total assets and 8 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 57th 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.

  • #3,694 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund multi-year trail

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund's plans moved +23.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan at $9M / 8 participants.

#3,694
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+13.2%
assets growth YoY

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Finance & Insurance and all filers

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,276,521 Top 43% higher than 57% 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

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan is a micro filing (8 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 11 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042460287 · Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan · $9M · 8 · 57th

  • VS-ST $9M
  • BOY 8
  • SCH 57th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Rcm Industries, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #3694

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 →

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement PlanMassachusetts Bay Transporta…$9MRcm Industries, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanRcm Industries, Inc. Defined…$9MGuy C. Lee Manufacturing Company Defined Benefit Pension PlanGuy C. Lee Manufacturing Com…$9MThe Restated Noncontributory Retirement Plan for CooperativesThe Restated Noncontributory…$9MInformation Alliance Pension PlanInformation Alliance Pension…$9M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 23.765375906471338% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7M$8M$9M$10M$11M 202220232024 $8.19M $10.1M ▲ +23.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 11 $8M
2023 1 8 $9M
2024 1 9 $10M

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN042460287
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009276521 · Participants: 8Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement 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
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Rcm Industries, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in IL ($9M); by covered participants it is R. Ward & Associates, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in MO (8 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8 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 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.2% during 2023, from $8M to $9M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.8%, from $8M to $10M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rcm Industries, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in IL ($9M, 69 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund Staff Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is R. Ward & Associates, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in MO (8 participants, $992K in assets).