Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
10,502
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$166,020
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. · New Jersey · Information & Media

$1.7B in assets, 10,502 participants

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 10,502 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.

  • #2,766 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan covers 10,502 participants in New Jersey, 12x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

#2,766
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+9.6%
assets growth YoY
17×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,743,547,182 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

Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan is a mega filing (10,502 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$553M in the plan year 2022 filing to $154M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 11,269 in the plan year 2022 filing to 10,502 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 221467904 · Automatic Data Processing, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan · $1.7B · 10,502 · 99th

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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 Jersey →

Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension 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)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.7B
Net Income$154M
Employer EIN221467904
Plan Effective Date1974-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Automatic Data Processing, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Automatic Data Processing, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9.0B 31.782925277643375% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6B$7B$8B$9B$10B 202220232024 $6.84B $9.02B ▲ +31.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 42,526 $6.8B
2023 2 43,909 $8.1B
2024 2 44,606 $9.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.743547182 · Participants: 10502Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension 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
Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan

Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan reports $1.7B in end-of-year assets across 10,502 participants (0.014% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $166,020 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $154M.

This plan identity (EIN 221467904, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.6B to $1.8B (+10.1%) while covered participants moved from 11,269 to 10,049 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,269 $1.6B Open filing
2023 10,502 $1.7B This page
2024 · index core 10,049 $1.8B Open filing

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Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension 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 Unisys Pension Plan in PA ($1.7B); by covered participants it is Rush Retirement Plan in IL (10,468 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (10,502 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 Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.6% during 2023, from $1.6B to $1.7B. Reported net income was $154M.
How have Automatic Data Processing, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.8%, from $6.8B to $9.0B.
Where does Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement 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 Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Unisys Pension Plan in PA ($1.7B, 387 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Automatic Data Processing Inc Pension Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rush Retirement Plan in IL (10,468 participants, $916M 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 221467904.

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.