Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$347M
Total assets Above avg plan size
284
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by Alaska Airlines, Inc. · Washington · Transportation & Warehousing

$347M in assets, 284 participants

Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported $347M in total assets and 284 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #3,205 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees covers 284 participants in Washington, about 19% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $347M.

#3,205
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+6.0%
assets growth YoY
3.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$346,806,680 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees 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. Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (284 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported net income rose from -$128M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported participants fell from 320 in the plan year 2022 filing to 284 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees end-of-year assets rose from $327M in the plan year 2022 filing to $347M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 920009235 · Alaska Airlines, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees · $347M · 284 · 97th

  • RANK $347M
  • PHOTO 284
  • IND 97th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #3205

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$327M
Net Assets (End of Year)$347M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN920009235
Plan Effective Date1960-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Alaska Airlines, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Alaska Airlines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7.4B 31.142564552489677% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5B$6B$7B$8B 202220232024 $5.61B $7.36B ▲ +31.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,288 $5.6B
2023 8 22,853 $6.5B
2024 8 22,560 $7.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.34680668 · Participants: 284Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.387332732 · Participants: 229511Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.042153263 · Participants: 31566The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.333139549 · Participants: 32477The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.287308621 · Participants: 15892Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.066446219 · Participants: 8339Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan in IA ($347M); by covered participants it is Gkn Driveline Pension Plan in MI (284 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (284 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 Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees grew at a solid clip - up 6.0% during 2023, from $327M to $347M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have Alaska Airlines, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.1%, from $5.6B to $7.4B.
Where does Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan in IA ($347M, 1,835 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gkn Driveline Pension Plan in MI (284 participants, $55M 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 920009235.

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.