Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Washington Education Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$179M
Total assets Near avg plan size
181
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$991,232
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association · Sponsored by Washington Education Association · Washington · Other Services

$179M in assets, 181 participants

Washington Education Association's Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association reported $179M in total assets and 181 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #7,722 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association covers 181 participants in Washington, about 12% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $179M.

#7,722
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+12.9%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association's outsized position by total assets

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association vs every filed plan by assets

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

$179,412,917 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association 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. Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association sits mid-pack in the medium band (181 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association reported net income rose from -$252K in the plan year 2022 filing to $21M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association end-of-year assets rose from $159M in the plan year 2022 filing to $179M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association reported participants rose from 174 in the plan year 2022 filing to 181 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 910460645 · Washington Education Association PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association · $179M · 181 · 94th

  • NET $179M
  • BOOK 181
  • VS-ST 94th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Legacy Greyhound Lines, Inc./Amalgamated Transit Union National Local 1700 Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #7722

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 Washington →

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association in the asset neighbourhood

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education AssociationStaff Retirement Plan of the…$179MLegacy Greyhound Lines, Inc./Amalgamated Transit Union National Local 1700 Retirement PlanLegacy Greyhound Lines, Inc.…$179MRalcorp Holdings, Inc. Retirement PlanRalcorp Holdings, Inc. Retir…$179MDematic Corp. Retirement Plan for Non-Union EmployeesDematic Corp. Retirement Pla…$179MLocal 309 Wiremans Pension TrustLocal 309 Wiremans Pension T…$179M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$159M
Net Assets (End of Year)$179M
Net Income$21M
Employer EIN910460645
Plan Effective Date1957-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Washington Education Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Washington Education Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$272M 24.133604269586094% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M 202220232024 $219M $272M ▲ +24.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 357 $219M
2023 2 371 $251M
2024 2 420 $272M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association, Total assets ($B): 0.179412917 · Participants: 181Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education AssociationWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.387332732 · Participants: 229511Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.042153263 · Participants: 31566The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.333139549 · Participants: 32477The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.287308621 · Participants: 15892Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.066446219 · Participants: 8339Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association side-by-side with 3 peers →

Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Legacy Greyhound Lines, Inc./Amalgamated Transit Union National Local 1700 Retirement Plan in DE ($179M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for the Employees of Ennis, Inc. in TX (181 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (181 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 Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association assets move in 2023? ▼
Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association grew at a solid clip - up 12.9% during 2023, from $159M to $179M. Reported net income was $21M.
How have Washington Education Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Washington Education Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.1%, from $219M to $272M.
Where does Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Legacy Greyhound Lines, Inc./Amalgamated Transit Union National Local 1700 Retirement Plan in DE ($179M, 22 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Staff Retirement Plan of the Washington Education Association? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for the Employees of Ennis, Inc. in TX (181 participants, $52M 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 910460645.

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.