Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,668
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$970,169
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Afscme Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees · District of Columbia · Other Services

$1.6B in assets, 1,668 participants

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees's Afscme Employees Pension Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 1,668 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.

  • #7,849 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Where Afscme Employees Pension Plan sits by assets

Afscme Employees Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.6B for 1,668 participants (~$970,169/participant), up 11.4% in 2023.

#7,849
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+11.4%
assets growth YoY
16×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Afscme Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Afscme Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,618,242,608 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Afscme Employees 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. Afscme Employees Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,668 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Afscme Employees Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$281M in the plan year 2022 filing to $175M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Afscme Employees Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Afscme Employees Pension Plan reported participants rose from 1,645 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,668 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 530237789 · American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Afscme Employees Pension Plan · $1.6B · 1,668 · 99th

  • SCH $1.6B
  • EBSA 1,668
  • PART 99th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Consolidated Pension Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health
  • BOOK ind #7849

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

Afscme Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

General Mills Pension Plan$1.6BJefferson Defined Benefit PlanJefferson Defined Benefit Pl…$1.6BAfscme Employees Pension Plan$1.6BConsolidated Pension Plan of Hackensack Meridian HealthConsolidated Pension Plan of…$1.6BIndiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters Pension FundIndiana/Kentucky/Ohio Region…$1.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Afscme Employees 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)$1.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income$175M
Employer EIN530237789
Plan Effective Date1966-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.8B 11.367810688593327% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B 202220232024 $1.65B $1.84B ▲ +11.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,645 $1.6B
2023 2 1,668 $1.8B
2024 2 2,972 $1.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

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

Afscme Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 0102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Afscme Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.618242608 · Participants: 1668Afscme Employees Pension PlanCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 24.899227069 · Participants: 100627Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 14.299885772 · Participants: 92151Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.510841748 · Participants: 52United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.889401706 · Participants: 3354Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.815316886 · Participants: 3533Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund
Afscme Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Afscme Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Consolidated Pension Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health in NJ ($1.6B); by covered participants it is Hawaii Electricians Pension Plan in HI (1,668 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,668 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 Afscme Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Afscme Employees Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2023, from $1.5B to $1.6B. Reported net income was $175M.
How have American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees's sponsor-wide assets grew 11.4%, from $1.6B to $1.8B.
Where does Afscme Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Afscme Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Afscme Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Consolidated Pension Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health in NJ ($1.6B, 7,308 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Afscme Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hawaii Electricians Pension Plan in HI (1,668 participants, $362M 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 530237789.

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.