Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

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

Data updated 2026-08-11

$713M
Total assets
1,116
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$639,199
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #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.

$713M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
1,116
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$639,199
avg assets per participant

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.

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AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan outranks 98% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 7.2x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

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)

$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $677M $776M ▲ +14.7%
Total plan assets by year, all AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,054 $677M
2023 1 1,116 $713M
2024 1 1,161 $776M

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AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants

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AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants

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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).

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Ways to act on AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia. Compare plans
  • AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations's sponsor-wide assets have grown 14.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Other Services plans