Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union 392 Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$353M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,526
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$231,219
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union 392 · Ohio · Construction

$353M in assets, 1,526 participants

Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union 392's Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan reported $353M in total assets and 1,526 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.

  • #8,671 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan sits by assets

Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $353M for 1,526 participants (~$231,219/participant), up 12.1% in 2023.

#8,671
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+12.1%
assets growth YoY
3.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$352,840,281 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 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. Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,526 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $38M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $315M in the plan year 2022 filing to $353M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan reported participants rose from 1,486 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,526 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 310655223 · Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union 392 PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan · $353M · 1,526 · 97th

  • ASSETS $353M
  • PCT 1,526
  • EIN 97th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Upstate New York Engineers Pension Fund
  • IND ind #8671

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 Ohio →

Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Houston Pilots Retirement Plan and TrustHouston Pilots Retirement Pl…$354MLocal Union No. 124 I. B. E. W. Pension Trust FundLocal Union No. 124 I. B. E.…$353MPlumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension PlanPlumbers Pipe Fitters & Mech…$353MUpstate New York Engineers Pension FundUpstate New York Engineers P…$353MSullivan & Cromwell LLP Group Defined Benefit Plan for PartnersSullivan & Cromwell LLP Grou…$352M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 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)$315M
Net Assets (End of Year)$353M
Net Income$38M
Employer EIN310655223
Plan Effective Date1961-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union 392)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union 392 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$381M 20.953562299726215% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$320M$340M$360M$380M$400M 202220232024 $315M $381M ▲ +21.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,486 $315M
2023 1 1,526 $353M
2024 1 1,545 $381M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.352840281 · Participants: 1526Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Upstate New York Engineers Pension Fund in NY ($353M); by covered participants it is Stagehands Local Two Retirement Plan in IL (1,527 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,526 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 Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.1% during 2023, from $315M to $353M. Reported net income was $38M.
How have Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union 392 plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers, Pipefitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union 392's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $315M to $381M.
Where does Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Upstate New York Engineers Pension Fund in NY ($353M, 1,942 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers Pipe Fitters & Mechanical Equipment Service Local Union No. 392 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Stagehands Local Two Retirement Plan in IL (1,527 participants, $140M in assets).