Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees of Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$332M
Total assets Above avg plan size
655
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$507,144
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan · Maryland · Transportation & Warehousing

$332M in assets, 655 participants

Board of Trustees of Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan's Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan reported $332M in total assets and 655 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,198 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan sits by assets

Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $332M for 655 participants (~$507,144/participant), down 1.2% in 2023.

#3,198
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
-1.2%
assets change YoY
3.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$332,179,157 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan 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. Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (655 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$78M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $336M in the plan year 2022 filing to $332M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 136372630 · Board of Trustees of Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan · $332M · 655 · 96th

  • PHOTO $332M
  • PHOTO 655
  • PHOTO 96th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #3198

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 Maryland →

Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Vencore, Inc. Pension Plan$333MHormel Foods Corporation Hourly Employees' Pension PlanHormel Foods Corporation Hou…$333MMasters, Mates & Pilots Pension PlanMasters, Mates & Pilots Pens…$332MOtter Tail Corporation Pension PlanOtter Tail Corporation Pensi…$332MNordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension PlanNordson Corporation Salaried…$332M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$336M
Net Assets (End of Year)$332M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN136372630
Plan Effective Date1955-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees of Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$328M 2.321373874662914% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$325M$330M$335M$340M 202220232024 $336M $328M ▼ -2.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 651 $336M
2023 1 655 $332M
2024 1 640 $328M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.332179157 · Participants: 655Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension PlanNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 18.88881693 · Participants: 323315National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.434547593 · Participants: 19673Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.648661647 · Participants: 1087Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.493297428 · Participants: 15047National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.223547088 · Participants: 44973International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan
Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan in MN ($332M); by covered participants it is Brick Masons' Pension Trust Fund in CA (655 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($332M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (655 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 Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 1.2% during 2023, from $336M to $332M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Board of Trustees of Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets declined 2.3%, from $336M to $328M.
Where does Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan in MN ($332M, 343 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Brick Masons' Pension Trust Fund in CA (655 participants, $148M in assets).