Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees, Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$181M
Total assets
652
Participants
94th
Percentile by assets
$277,117
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Kern County Electrical Workers · California · Construction

$181M in assets, 652 participants

Board of Trustees, Kern County Electrical Workers's Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund reported $181M in total assets and 652 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • 94th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #8,405 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund sits by assets

Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $181M for 652 participants (~$277,117/participant), up 11.4% in 2023.

$181M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
652
covered participants
94th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$277,117
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$19M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund reported participants rose from 481 in the plan year 2022 filing to 652 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $162M in the plan year 2022 filing to $181M in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund outranks 94% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 1.8x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$162M
Net Assets (End of Year)$179M
Net Income$17M
Employer EIN956123049
Plan Effective Date1965-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Kern County Electrical Workers)

$140M$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $162M $201M ▲ +23.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees, Kern County Electrical Workers plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 481 $162M
2023 1 652 $181M
2024 1 689 $201M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund assets move in 2023?
Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2023, from $162M to $181M. Reported net income was $17M.
How have Board of Trustees, Kern County Electrical Workers plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Kern County Electrical Workers's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.9%, from $162M to $201M.
Where does Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund ranks in the 94th 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 Kern County Electrical Workers Pension Fund?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ada Employees' Retirement Plan in IL ($181M, 399 participants).

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