Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Albany Med Health System Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$287M
Total assets Near avg plan size
7,791
Participants Very large workforce
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$36,855
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Albany Med Health System · New York · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$287M in assets, 7,791 participants

Albany Med Health System's The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan reported $287M in total assets and 7,791 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.

  • #17,048 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan covers 7,791 participants in New York, 9.8x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $287M.

#17,048
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
-6.7%
assets change YoY
2.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $21M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$287,137,562 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

The Albany Medical Center Retirement 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. The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan lands in the large band (7,791 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$101M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$21M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $308M in the plan year 2022 filing to $287M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 7,778 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,791 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 141641730 · Albany Med Health System PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan · $287M · 7,791 · 96th

  • EBSA $287M
  • PART 7,791
  • TYPE 96th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Compensation at Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #17048

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$308M
Net Assets (End of Year)$287M
Net Income-$21M
Employer EIN141641730
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Albany Med Health System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Albany Med Health System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$889M 19.972808407553096% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$750M$800M$850M$900M$950M 202220232024 $741M $889M ▲ +20.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 16,945 $741M
2023 2 17,126 $813M
2024 2 17,750 $889M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.287137562 · Participants: 7791The Albany Medical Center Retirement PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan

The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan reports $287M in end-of-year assets across 7,791 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $36,855 per participant (27% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was -$21M.

This plan identity (EIN 141641730, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $308M to $290M (-5.8%) while covered participants moved from 7,778 to 7,988 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,778 $308M Open filing
2023 7,791 $287M This page
2024 · index core 7,988 $290M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Compensation at Retirement Plan in IL ($287M); by covered participants it is Adm Retirement Plan in IL (7,840 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,791 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 The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.7% during 2023, from $308M to $287M. Reported net income was -$21M.
How have Albany Med Health System plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Albany Med Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.0%, from $741M to $889M.
Where does The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Albany Medical Center Retirement 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 The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Compensation at Retirement Plan in IL ($287M, 2,857 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Albany Medical Center Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Adm Retirement Plan in IL (7,840 participants, $683M in assets).