Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Plumbers and Steamfitters 486 Pension Fund Board of Trustees Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $350M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,522
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $229,950
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Plumbers and Steamfitters 486 Pension Fund Board of Trustees · Maryland · Construction
$350M in assets, 1,522 participants
Plumbers and Steamfitters 486 Pension Fund Board of Trustees's Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund reported $350M in total assets and 1,522 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- #8,668 in Construction (9,030 peers)
Where Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund sits by assets
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $350M for 1,522 participants (~$229,950/participant), up 6.4% in 2023.
- #8,668
- in Construction (9,030 peers)
- +6.4%
- assets growth YoY
- 3.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$349,984,582 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund'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. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund lands in the large band (1,522 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$34M in the plan year 2022 filing to $21M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $329M in the plan year 2022 filing to $350M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund reported participants rose from 1,456 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,522 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 526124449 · Plumbers and Steamfitters 486 Pension Fund Board of Trustees PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund · $350M · 1,522 · 97th
- VS-ST $350M
- VS-ST 1,522
- VS-ST 97th
- VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
- VS-ST near Northwestern Energy Mt Pension Plan
- VS-ST ind #8668
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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $329M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $350M |
| Net Income | $21M |
| Employer EIN | 526124449 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1962-07-10 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers and Steamfitters 486 Pension Fund Board of Trustees)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Plumbers and Steamfitters 486 Pension Fund Board of Trustees plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $382M 16.287963863475102% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,456 | $329M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,522 | $350M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,499 | $382M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- National Electrical Benefit Fund $18.9B · 323,315
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program $18.4B · 19,673
- Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan $4.6B · 1,087
- National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund $4.5B · 15,047
- International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan $4.2B · 44,973
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Northwestern Energy Mt Pension Plan in MT ($350M); by covered participants it is General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Bath Iron Works) in VA (1,521 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($350M here).
- Northwestern Energy Mt Pension Plan (MT) $350M · 387
- Retirement Plan of American Fidelity Group (OK) $349M · 1,638
- The Adjustable Plan of the Unite Here Retirement (NY) $349M · 42,309
- Chicago Area Ib of T Pension Trust Fund (IL) $351M · 412
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,522 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Bath Iron Works) (VA) 1,521 · 1 off
- Pension Plan for Eligible Bettis Employees and Retirees (PA) 1,524 · 2 off
- Hanford Multi-Employer Pension Plan (WA) 1,524 · 2 off
- Idaho Central Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust (ID) 1,524 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.