Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,071
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$2.3B in assets, 1,071 participants

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.'s Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported $2.3B in total assets and 1,071 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #18,513 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees sits by assets

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $2.3B for 1,071 participants (~$2.2M/participant), up 10.1% in 2023.

#18,513
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+10.1%
assets growth YoY
23×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,319,441,262 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees'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. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees lands in the large band (1,071 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported net income rose from -$98M in the plan year 2022 filing to $212M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees end-of-year assets rose from $2.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported participants fell from 1,169 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,071 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 231274455 · Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · $2.3B · 1,071 · 99th

  • VS-ST $2.3B
  • BOY 1,071
  • SCH 99th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Transamerica Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #18513

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 Pennsylvania →

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Ernst & Young Defined Benefit Retirement PlanErnst & Young Defined Benefi…$2.3BReynolds and Affiliates Pension PlanReynolds and Affiliates Pens…$2.3BAir Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAir Products and Chemicals, …$2.3BTransamerica Pension Plan$2.3BNew York Hotel Trades Council and Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. Pension FundNew York Hotel Trades Counci…$2.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.3B
Net Income$212M
Employer EIN231274455
Plan Effective Date1957-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.7B 41.92821734022907% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$3B$4B$5B$6B 202220232024 $4.71B $2.73B ▼ -42.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 6,869 $4.7B
2023 3 7,105 $5.1B
2024 1 6,170 $2.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 024681012 Total assets ($B) Participants Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.319441262 · Participants: 1071Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Transamerica Pension Plan in IA ($2.3B); by covered participants it is Kamehameha Schools Retirement Plan in HI (1,072 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,071 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 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees grew at a solid clip - up 10.1% during 2023, from $2.1B to $2.3B. Reported net income was $212M.
How have Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 41.9%, from $4.7B to $2.7B.
Where does Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Transamerica Pension Plan in IA ($2.3B, 6,519 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kamehameha Schools Retirement Plan in HI (1,072 participants, $305M in assets).