Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Dover Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$393M
Total assets Above avg plan size
718
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$546,685
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dover Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Dover Corporation · Illinois · Manufacturing

$393M in assets, 718 participants

Dover Corporation's Dover Corporation Pension Plan reported $393M in total assets and 718 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.

  • #17,779 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Dover Corporation Pension Plan sits by assets

Dover Corporation Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $393M for 718 participants (~$546,685/participant), down 0.4% in 2023.

#17,779
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-0.4%
assets change YoY
3.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dover Corporation Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dover Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$392,520,000 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

Dover Corporation 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. Dover Corporation Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (718 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Dover Corporation Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$179M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dover Corporation Pension Plan reported participants fell from 871 in the plan year 2022 filing to 718 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dover Corporation Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $394M in the plan year 2022 filing to $393M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 530257888 · Dover Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Dover Corporation Pension Plan · $393M · 718 · 97th

  • TYPE $393M
  • TYPE 718
  • TYPE 97th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Hawaii Laborers' Pension Trust Fund
  • TYPE ind #17779

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 Illinois →

Dover Corporation Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dover Corporation 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)$394M
Net Assets (End of Year)$393M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN530257888
Plan Effective Date1961-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dover Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dover Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.2B 19.89092112312618% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B 202220232024 $1.86B $2.23B ▲ +19.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 13,568 $1.9B
2023 2 13,930 $2.1B
2024 2 13,405 $2.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Dover Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Dover Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.39252 · Participants: 718Dover Corporation Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Dover Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Dover Corporation Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hawaii Laborers' Pension Trust Fund in HI ($392M); by covered participants it is Sempra Cash Balance Plan in CA (717 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($393M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (718 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 Dover Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Dover Corporation Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.4% during 2023, from $394M to $393M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Dover Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dover Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.9%, from $1.9B to $2.2B.
Where does Dover Corporation Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dover Corporation Pension Plan 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 Dover Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawaii Laborers' Pension Trust Fund in HI ($392M, 2,310 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dover Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sempra Cash Balance Plan in CA (717 participants, $227M 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 530257888.

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.