Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Williams Companies, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,588
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$371,358
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Williams Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Williams Companies, Inc. · Oklahoma · Management of Enterprises

$1.3B in assets, 3,588 participants

The Williams Companies, Inc.'s Williams Pension Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 3,588 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.

  • #1,093 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Coverage in Oklahoma

Williams Pension Plan covers 3,588 participants in Oklahoma, 4.7x the typical Oklahoma plan (state average ~760 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

#1,093
in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)
+51.6%
assets growth YoY
13×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Williams Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Williams Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,332,433,670 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Williams 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. Williams Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,588 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Williams Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$157M in the plan year 2022 filing to $53M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Williams Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $879M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Williams Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,868 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,588 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 730569878 · The Williams Companies, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Williams Pension Plan · $1.3B · 3,588 · 99th

  • EIN $1.3B
  • RANK 3,588
  • PHOTO 99th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan
  • 5500 ind #1093

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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Oklahoma →

Williams Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income PlanColgate-Palmolive Company Em…$1.3BSheet Metal Workers' Pension Plan of Southern California Arizona and NevadaSheet Metal Workers' Pension…$1.3BWilliams Pension Plan$1.3BWilliam Beaumont Hospital Employees' Retirement PlanWilliam Beaumont Hospital Em…$1.3BXcel Energy Pension Plan and Xcel Energy Pension Plan for Bargaining EmployeesXcel Energy Pension Plan and…$1.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Williams Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Oklahoma filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$879M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income$53M
Employer EIN730569878
Plan Effective Date1967-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Williams Companies, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Williams Companies, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.3B 25.505581965599905% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5B$3B$3.5B 202220232024 $2.66B $3.34B ▲ +25.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 8,716 $2.7B
2023 5 8,855 $3.1B
2024 4 8,808 $3.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Oklahoma

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

Williams Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Oklahoma, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 01000200030004000 00.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Williams Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.33243367 · Participants: 3588Williams Pension PlanPipeline Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.550776271 · Participants: 1904Pipeline Industry Pension FundOne Gas, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.795535 · Participants: 740One Gas, Inc. Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Devon Energy Corporation, Total assets ($B): 0.480356058 · Participants: 171Retirement Plan for Employees of Devon Energy CorporationIntegris Health, Inc. Retirement Plan a, Total assets ($B): 0.422772766 · Participants: 1145Integris Health, Inc. Retirement Plan aRetirement Plan of American Fidelity Group, Total assets ($B): 0.349355722 · Participants: 1638Retirement Plan of American Fidelity Group
Williams Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Oklahoma, assets vs. participants
Compare Williams Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Williams Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Oklahoma, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan in NY ($1.3B); by covered participants it is Weyerhaeuser Pension Plan in WA (3,585 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,588 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 Williams Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Williams Pension Plan surged - up 51.6% during 2023, from $879M to $1.3B. Reported net income was $53M.
How have The Williams Companies, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Williams Companies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.5%, from $2.7B to $3.3B.
Where does Williams Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Williams 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 Williams Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan in NY ($1.3B, 1,443 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Williams Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Weyerhaeuser Pension Plan in WA (3,585 participants, $1.7B 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 730569878.

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.