Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$268M
Total assets Near avg plan size
659
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$406,265
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension · Michigan · Construction

$268M in assets, 659 participants

Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension's Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund reported $268M in total assets and 659 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,578 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund sits by assets

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $268M for 659 participants (~$406,265/participant), up 15.4% in 2023.

#8,578
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+15.4%
assets growth YoY
2.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$267,728,895 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (659 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund reported net income rose from $20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $232M in the plan year 2022 filing to $268M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund reported participants rose from 586 in the plan year 2022 filing to 659 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 383545518 · Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund · $268M · 659 · 96th

  • BOY $268M
  • SCH 659
  • EBSA 96th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Maryland Electrical Industry Pension Plan
  • NET ind #8578

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 Michigan →

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Oge Energy Corp. Retirement PlanOge Energy Corp. Retirement …$268MMaryland Electrical Industry Pension PlanMaryland Electrical Industry…$268MPlumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension FundPlumbers and Pipefitters Loc…$268MMinnesota Cement Masons Pension FundMinnesota Cement Masons Pens…$268MWhx Pension Plan II$268M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$232M
Net Assets (End of Year)$267M
Net Income$35M
Employer EIN383545518
Plan Effective Date2000-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$301M 29.87646404437324% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$250M$300M$350M 202220232024 $232M $301M ▲ +29.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 586 $232M
2023 1 659 $268M
2024 1 656 $301M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.267728895 · Participants: 659Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension FundGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.838918802 · Participants: 17959General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.269442236 · Participants: 26442Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.705910161 · Participants: 10215Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.529460215 · Participants: 14051Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 11.155705594 · Participants: 13635Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Maryland Electrical Industry Pension Plan in WV ($268M); by covered participants it is Western States Office & Professional Employees Pen in OR (659 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($268M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (659 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 and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund grew sharply - up 15.4% during 2023, from $232M to $268M. Reported net income was $35M.
How have Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.9%, from $232M to $301M.
Where does Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund ranks in the 96th 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 and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Maryland Electrical Industry Pension Plan in WV ($268M, 1,667 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Western States Office & Professional Employees Pen in OR (659 participants, $610M in assets).