Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nordson Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$332M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,974
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$168,052
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Nordson Corporation · Ohio · Manufacturing

$332M in assets, 1,974 participants

Nordson Corporation's Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported $332M in total assets and 1,974 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.

  • #17,651 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan covers 1,974 participants in Ohio, 2.6x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $332M.

#17,651
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+15.1%
assets growth YoY
3.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$331,735,167 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

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension 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. Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,974 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $42M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $288M in the plan year 2022 filing to $332M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,317 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,974 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 340590250 · Nordson Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan · $332M · 1,974 · 96th

  • VS-ST $332M
  • BOY 1,974
  • SCH 96th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #17651

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 Ohio →

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension PlanMasters, Mates & Pilots Pens…$332MOtter Tail Corporation Pension PlanOtter Tail Corporation Pensi…$332MNordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension PlanNordson Corporation Salaried…$332MIuoe Local 30 Pension Fund$331MBass Retirement Plan$331M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$288M
Net Assets (End of Year)$330M
Net Income$42M
Employer EIN340590250
Plan Effective Date1970-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nordson Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nordson Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$749M 27.77307105679933% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.6B$0.8B$1B$1.2B 202220232024 $1.04B $0.75B ▼ -27.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 5,891 $1.0B
2023 4 5,701 $1.1B
2024 2 3,406 $749M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.331735167 · Participants: 1974Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan in MN ($332M); by covered participants it is Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan in NY (1,975 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($332M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,974 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 Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan grew sharply - up 15.1% during 2023, from $288M to $332M. Reported net income was $42M.
How have Nordson Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nordson Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 27.8%, from $1.0B to $749M.
Where does Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan 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 Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan in MN ($332M, 343 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan in NY (1,975 participants, $289M 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 340590250.

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.