Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Eastern Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$40M
Total assets Below avg plan size
43
Participants Small participant base
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$920,013
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company · Sponsored by The Eastern Company · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$40M in assets, 43 participants

The Eastern Company's Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company reported $40M in total assets and 43 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #14,183 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company sits by assets

Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $40M for 43 participants (~$920,013/participant), up 2.0% in 2023.

#14,183
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+2.0%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company's outsized position by total assets

Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company vs every filed plan by assets

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

$39,560,543 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company is a small filing (43 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $788K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company end-of-year assets rose from $39M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 060330020 · The Eastern Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company · $40M · 43 · 83rd

  • PCT $40M
  • PCT 43
  • PCT 83rd
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Phh Corporation Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #14183

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Connecticut →

Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company in the asset neighbourhood

Kellanova Muncy Pension Plan$40MPhh Corporation Pension Plan$40MSalaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern CompanySalaried Employees' Retireme…$40MRetirement Plan for Employees of Texas State Teachers AssociationRetirement Plan for Employee…$40MRetirement Plan for Employees of United Supermarkets, L.L.C.Retirement Plan for Employee…$40M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$39M
Net Assets (End of Year)$40M
Net Income$788K
Employer EIN060330020
Plan Effective Date1945-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Eastern Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Eastern Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$111M 32.04575102152686% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$90M$100M$110M$120M 202220232024 $84.1M $111M ▲ +32.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 306 $84M
2023 4 302 $109M
2024 4 573 $111M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company, Total assets ($B): 0.039560543 · Participants: 43Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern CompanyRtx Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.752088232 · Participants: 23823Rtx Consolidated Pension PlanThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.610367002 · Participants: 17283The Citigroup Pension PlanEversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.8761342 · Participants: 3717Eversource Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.40003759 · Participants: 10546Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.580099386 · Participants: 7529The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees
Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company side-by-side with 3 peers →

Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Phh Corporation Pension Plan in FL ($40M); by covered participants it is Hydril Company Retirement Plan in TX (43 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (43 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 Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company assets move in 2023? ▼
Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company edged up modestly - up 2.0% during 2023, from $39M to $40M. Reported net income was $788K.
How have The Eastern Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Eastern Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 32.0%, from $84M to $111M.
Where does Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Phh Corporation Pension Plan in FL ($40M, 23 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Salaried Employees' Retirement Plan of the Eastern Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hydril Company Retirement Plan in TX (43 participants, $45M 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 060330020.

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.