Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Curtiss Wright Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$878M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,837
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$477,795
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Curtiss Wright Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$878M in assets, 1,837 participants

Curtiss Wright Corporation's Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan reported $878M in total assets and 1,837 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #18,211 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan covers 1,837 participants in New Jersey, 2.2x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $878M.

#18,211
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+5.3%
assets growth YoY
8.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$877,709,810 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Curtiss Wright Corporation 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. Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,837 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$203M in the plan year 2022 filing to $44M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 2,265 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,837 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $833M in the plan year 2022 filing to $878M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 130612970 · Curtiss Wright Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan · $878M · 1,837 · 98th

  • RANK $878M
  • RANK 1,837
  • RANK 98th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Heidelberg Materials US Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #18211

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 New Jersey →

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ufcw Local 1500 Pension Plan$880MCurtiss Wright Corporation Retirement PlanCurtiss Wright Corporation R…$878MHeidelberg Materials US Pension PlanHeidelberg Materials US Pens…$877MBillerud Americas Corporation Employee Pension PlanBillerud Americas Corporatio…$876MEnbridge Employee Services, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanEnbridge Employee Services, …$875M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$833M
Net Assets (End of Year)$877M
Net Income$44M
Employer EIN130612970
Plan Effective Date1974-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Curtiss Wright Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Curtiss Wright Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.9B 19.03720878261045% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$2B 202220232024 $1.62B $1.93B ▲ +19.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,981 $1.6B
2023 2 6,670 $1.8B
2024 2 6,748 $1.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.87770981 · Participants: 1837Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Heidelberg Materials US Pension Plan in TX ($877M); by covered participants it is Bwxt Retirement Plan in VA (1,837 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($878M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,837 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 Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.3% during 2023, from $833M to $878M. Reported net income was $44M.
How have Curtiss Wright Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Curtiss Wright Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.0%, from $1.6B to $1.9B.
Where does Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Heidelberg Materials US Pension Plan in TX ($877M, 1,230 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Curtiss Wright Corporation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bwxt Retirement Plan in VA (1,837 participants, $737M 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 130612970.

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.