Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Paramount Global Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$530M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,511
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$350,680
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Viacom Pension Plan · Sponsored by Paramount Global · New York · Information & Media

$530M in assets, 1,511 participants

Paramount Global's Viacom Pension Plan reported $530M in total assets and 1,511 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.

  • #2,694 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Viacom Pension Plan sits by assets

Viacom Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $530M for 1,511 participants (~$350,680/participant), up 7.6% in 2023.

#2,694
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+7.6%
assets growth YoY
5.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Viacom Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Viacom Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$529,877,171 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

Viacom 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. Viacom Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,511 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Viacom Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$153M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Viacom Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,004 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,511 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Viacom Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $493M in the plan year 2022 filing to $530M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 042949533 · Paramount Global PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Viacom Pension Plan · $530M · 1,511 · 98th

  • BOOK $530M
  • VS-ST 1,511
  • BOY 98th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Finra Employees Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #2694

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Viacom Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

IBEW Local 595 Pension Plan$531MFinra Employees Retirement PlanFinra Employees Retirement P…$530MViacom Pension Plan$530MThe Auto Club Group Cash Value Plan Cash Value Pension PlanThe Auto Club Group Cash Val…$529MRetirement Plan for Children's Hospital & Research Center at OaklandRetirement Plan for Children…$528M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Viacom 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)$493M
Net Assets (End of Year)$528M
Net Income$39M
Employer EIN042949533
Plan Effective Date2006-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Paramount Global)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Paramount Global plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8.8B 13.343762276807889% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7.5B$8B$8.5B$9B 202220232024 $7.79B $8.83B ▲ +13.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 23,237 $7.8B
2023 5 21,686 $8.6B
2024 5 20,098 $8.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Viacom Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Viacom Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.529877171 · Participants: 1511Viacom Pension 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
Viacom Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Viacom Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Finra Employees Retirement Plan in DC ($530M); by covered participants it is Molson Coors Pension Plan in WI (1,511 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,511 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 Viacom Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Viacom Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.6% during 2023, from $493M to $530M. Reported net income was $39M.
How have Paramount Global plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Paramount Global's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $7.8B to $8.8B.
Where does Viacom Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Viacom Pension 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 Viacom Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Finra Employees Retirement Plan in DC ($530M, 1,271 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Viacom Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Molson Coors Pension Plan in WI (1,511 participants, $1.1B 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 042949533.

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.