Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$713M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,116
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$639,199
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan · Sponsored by AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations · District of Columbia · Other Services

$713M in assets, 1,116 participants

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations's AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan reported $713M in total assets and 1,116 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #7,829 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Where AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan sits by assets

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $713M for 1,116 participants (~$639,199/participant), up 5.4% in 2023.

#7,829
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+5.4%
assets growth YoY
7.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$713,346,030 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement 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. AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,116 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,054 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,116 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $677M in the plan year 2022 filing to $713M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 530228172 · AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan · $713M · 1,116 · 98th

  • EIN $713M
  • RANK 1,116
  • PHOTO 98th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near GE Healthcare Legacy Affiliates Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #7829

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

GE Healthcare Legacy Affiliates Pension PlanGE Healthcare Legacy Affilia…$714MAFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan$713MCement Masons Pension Trust Fund for Northern CaliforniaCement Masons Pension Trust …$713MPremier Health Partners Employees Retirement PlanPremier Health Partners Empl…$712MDistrict No. 9 International Association of Machin Aerospace Workers Pension PlanDistrict No. 9 International…$711M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among AFL-CIO Staff Retirement 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)$677M
Net Assets (End of Year)$712M
Net Income$36M
Employer EIN530228172
Plan Effective Date1964-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$776M 14.666804417154797% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $677M $776M ▲ +14.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,054 $677M
2023 1 1,116 $713M
2024 1 1,161 $776M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

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

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.71334603 · Participants: 1116AFL-CIO Staff Retirement PlanCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 24.899227069 · Participants: 100627Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 14.299885772 · Participants: 92151Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.510841748 · Participants: 52United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.889401706 · Participants: 3354Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.815316886 · Participants: 3533Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund
AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is GE Healthcare Legacy Affiliates Pension Plan in IL ($714M); by covered participants it is Allegheny Technologies Incorporated Pension Plan 2 in PA (1,115 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,116 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 AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.4% during 2023, from $677M to $713M. Reported net income was $36M.
How have AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.7%, from $677M to $776M.
Where does AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th 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 AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is GE Healthcare Legacy Affiliates Pension Plan in IL ($714M, 155 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Allegheny Technologies Incorporated Pension Plan 2 in PA (1,115 participants, $3M in assets).