Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Basf Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.7B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 3,107
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $549,888
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #18,433
- in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
- -1.2%
- assets change YoY
- 17×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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.
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position 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
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,107 participants).
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.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 161090809 · Basf Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan · $1.7B · 3,107 · 99th
- BOY $1.7B
- SCH 3,107
- EBSA 99th
- PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
- TYPE near Nissan Employee Retirement Plan
- NET ind #18433
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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.7B |
| Net Income | -$20M |
| Employer EIN | 161090809 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Basf Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Basf Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $8.6B 6.649327745108343% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson $21.2B · 37,749
- JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan $16.3B · 90,644
- Nokia Retirement Income Plan $13.9B · 7,492
- The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan $12.2B · 16,230
- Verizon Pension Plan for Associates $10.9B · 23,778
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nissan Employee Retirement Plan in TN ($1.7B); by covered participants it is Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Retirement Plan in NY (3,094 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.7B here).
- Nissan Employee Retirement Plan (TN) $1.7B · 4,300
- Weyerhaeuser Pension Plan (WA) $1.7B · 3,585
- Principal Cash Balance Plan (IA) $1.7B · 12,492
- Ecolab Pension Plan (MN) $1.7B · 18,541
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,107 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Retirement Plan (NY) 3,094 · 13 off
- Caleres, Inc. Retirement Plan (MO) 3,094 · 13 off
- El Camino Hospital Cash Balance Plan (CA) 3,093 · 14 off
- Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 of Virginia Pension Fund (VA) 3,126 · 19 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.