Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Steptoe LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$77M
Total assets Below avg plan size
126
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$607,306
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Steptoe LLP · District of Columbia · Professional & Technical Services

$77M in assets, 126 participants

Steptoe LLP's Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $77M in total assets and 126 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #18,407 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan covers 126 participants in District of Columbia, about 9% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $77M.

#18,407
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+9.5%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$76,520,592 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance 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. Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (126 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $70M in the plan year 2022 filing to $77M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported participants fell from 129 in the plan year 2022 filing to 126 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 521349790 · Steptoe LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · $77M · 126 · 89th

  • EBSA $77M
  • EBSA 126
  • EBSA 89th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Boca Raton Regional Hospital Employees Pension Plan
  • EBSA ind #18407

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Harte Hanks, Inc. Pension Plan IHarte Hanks, Inc. Pension Pl…$77MPuerto Rico Telephone Company Retirement Plan for Certain Former EmployeesPuerto Rico Telephone Compan…$77MBoca Raton Regional Hospital Employees Pension PlanBoca Raton Regional Hospital…$77MSteptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanSteptoe & Johnson LLP Cash B…$77MBeverage Distribution Pension PlanBeverage Distribution Pensio…$76M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$70M
Net Assets (End of Year)$77M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN521349790
Plan Effective Date2019-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Steptoe LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Steptoe LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$532M 28.08289403424766% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $416M $532M ▲ +28.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 812 $416M
2023 2 803 $476M
2024 2 823 $532M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

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

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.076520592 · Participants: 126Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 24.899227069 · Participants: 100627Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 14.299885772 · Participants: 92151Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.510841748 · Participants: 52United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.889401706 · Participants: 3354Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.815316886 · Participants: 3533Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Boca Raton Regional Hospital Employees Pension Plan in FL ($77M); by covered participants it is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit Plan in NY (126 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (126 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 Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.5% during 2023, from $70M to $77M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Steptoe LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Steptoe LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.1%, from $416M to $532M.
Where does Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the 89th 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 Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boca Raton Regional Hospital Employees Pension Plan in FL ($77M, 416 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Steptoe & Johnson LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit Plan in NY (126 participants, $354M 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 521349790.

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.