Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Basf Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.7B
Total assets
3,107
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$549,888
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Basf Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$1.7B in assets, 3,107 participants

Basf Corporation's Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 3,107 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #18,433 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan covers 3,107 participants in New Jersey, 3.7x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

$1.7B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
3,107
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$549,888
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $20M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan sits by total assets

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,708,501,823 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$601M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,567 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,107 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
New Jersey
Industry
Manufacturing

Participants vs New Jersey filers

In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan reports 3,107 participants - 3.7x that state average ($1.7B EOY assets).

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.7B
Net Income-$20M
Employer EIN161090809
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Basf Corporation)

$8B$8.2B$8.4B$8.6B$8.8B 202220232024 $8.1B $8.64B ▲ +6.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Basf Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 19,158 $8.1B
2023 4 17,798 $8.4B
2024 4 15,945 $8.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Basf Corporation Sal…, Total assets ($B): 1.708501823 · Participants: 3107Basf Corporation Sal…Retirement Plan of J…, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of J…JPMorgan Chase Retir…, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retir…Nokia Retirement Inc…, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Inc…The Prudential Merge…, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merge…Verizon Pension Plan…, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan…
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 1.2% during 2023, from $1.7B to $1.7B. Reported net income was -$20M.
How have Basf Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Basf Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.6%, from $8.1B to $8.6B.
Where does Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nissan Employee Retirement Plan in TN ($1.7B, 4,300 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey. Compare plans
  • Basf Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 6.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 161090809.

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.