Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Paul Mueller Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$265K
Total assets Small plan by assets: 87
Participants Small participant base: 13th
Percentile by assets National rank: $3,045
Avg per participant Low balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Paul Mueller Company · Missouri · Manufacturing

$265K in assets, 87 participants

Paul Mueller Company's Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan reported $265K in total assets and 87 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 13th 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.

#921 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Paul Mueller Company multi-year trail

Paul Mueller Company's plans moved -45.1% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan at $265K / 87 participants.

#921
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): -98.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $17M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$264,912 13th percentile higher than 13% 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

Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan is a small filing (87 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $17M in the plan year 2022 filing to $265K in the plan year 2023 filing.
Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 111 in the plan year 2022 filing to 87 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 440520907 · Paul Mueller Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan · $265K · 87 · 13th

VS-ST $265K
BOY 87
SCH 13th
EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
PART near Local 413 Pension Trust Fund
TYPE ind #921

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 Missouri →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Paul Mueller Company multi-year asset trail

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $70M 45.146699850064174% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	3	858	$127M
2023	3	842	$66M
2024	1	664	$70M

Paul Mueller Company filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$17M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$17K
Net Income	-$17M
Employer EIN	440520907
Plan Effective Date	1965-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust $7.8B · 30,358
Ameren Retirement Plan $4.7B · 10,156
Co-Op Retirement Plan $3.5B · 14,993
Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan $3.4B · 2,671
Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis $3.3B · 11,420

Compare Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Local 413 Pension Trust Fund in NY ($266K); by covered participants it is Irving Tissue Pension Plan in NY (87 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($265K here).

Local 413 Pension Trust Fund (NY) $266K · N/A
California Wealth Advisors Cash Balance Pension Plan (CA) $262K · 3
Law Offices of David B. Gardner Defined Benefit Pension Plan (CA) $261K · 3
13-Iumswa Reynolds Pension Fund (NY) $269K · 4

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (87 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Irving Tissue Pension Plan (NY) 87 · 0 off
Little Rapids Corporation Employees' Pension Plan (WI) 87 · 0 off
Sheet Metal Workers Local 194 Industrial Pension Fund (PA) 87 · 0 off
Liberty Steel Products, Inc. Defined Benefit Plan (OH) 87 · 0 off

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 Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 98.5% during 2023, from $17M to $265K. Reported net income was -$17M.

How have Paul Mueller Company plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Paul Mueller Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 45.1%, from $127M to $70M.

Where does Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan ranks in the 13th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Local 413 Pension Trust Fund in NY ($266K, N/A participants).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Paul Mueller Company Contract Employees Retirement Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Irving Tissue Pension Plan in NY (87 participants, $22M 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 440520907.