Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Baxter International Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.4B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 2,219
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $621,360
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan · Sponsored by Baxter International Inc. · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services
$1.4B in assets, 2,219 participants
Baxter International Inc.'s Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan reported $1.4B in total assets and 2,219 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.
- #20,196 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan covers 2,219 participants in Illinois, 2.8x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.
- #20,196
- in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
- +7.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 14×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$1,378,797,654 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries 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. Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,219 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan reported participants rose from 26 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,219 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$245M in the plan year 2022 filing to $93M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.3B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 360781620 · Baxter International Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan · $1.4B · 2,219 · 99th
- VS-ST $1.4B
- BOY 2,219
- SCH 99th
- EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PART near Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 of Virginia Pension Fund
- TYPE ind #20196
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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.3B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.4B |
| Net Income | $93M |
| Employer EIN | 360781620 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1960-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Baxter International Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Baxter International Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $5.9B 16.83819786051473% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 14,719 | $5.0B |
| 2023 | 2 | 19,986 | $5.6B |
| 2024 | 2 | 18,993 | $5.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $49.7B · 48,538
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $35.2B · 45,001
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,680
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $8.0B · 16,346
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $7.8B · 17,382
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 of Virginia Pension Fund in VA ($1.4B); by covered participants it is Commonspirit Health ERISA Retirement Plan in TX (2,221 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.4B here).
- Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 of Virginia Pension Fund (VA) $1.4B · 3,126
- Conocophillips Retirement Plan (TX) $1.4B · 3,898
- Nyu Langone Hospitals Retirement Plan (NY) $1.4B · 2,991
- Smithfield Foods Salaried Pension Plan (VA) $1.4B · 9,484
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,219 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Commonspirit Health ERISA Retirement Plan (TX) 2,221 · 2 off
- Triad Defined Benefit Pension Plan (NM) 2,214 · 5 off
- District No. 9 International Association of Machin Aerospace Workers Pension Plan (MO) 2,214 · 5 off
- Ufcw Intl Union Pension Plan for Employees (DC) 2,212 · 7 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.