Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Dover Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$372M
Total assets Above avg plan size
644
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$577,587
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dover Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Dover Corporation · Illinois · Manufacturing

$372M in assets, 644 participants

Dover Corporation's Dover Corporation Pension Plan reported $372M in total assets and 644 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #16,776 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Dover Corporation Pension Plan sits by assets

Dover Corporation Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $372M for 644 participants (~$577,587/participant), down 5.2% in 2024.

#16,776
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-5.2%
assets change YoY
3.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $21M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dover Corporation Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dover Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$371,966,000 Top 4% higher than 96% of 123,620 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 2024

Dover Corporation Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dover Corporation Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (644 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Dover Corporation Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$21M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dover Corporation Pension Plan reported participants fell from 718 in the plan year 2023 filing to 644 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dover Corporation Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $393M in the plan year 2023 filing to $372M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 530257888 · Dover Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Dover Corporation Pension Plan · $372M · 644 · 96th

  • TYPE $372M
  • TYPE 644
  • TYPE 96th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund
  • TYPE ind #16776

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 Illinois →

Dover Corporation Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dover Corporation Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$393M
Net Assets (End of Year)$372M
Net Income-$21M
Employer EIN530257888
Plan Effective Date1961-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dover Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dover Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.2B 19.89092112312618% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B 202220232024 $1.86B $2.23B ▲ +19.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 13,568 $1.9B
2023 2 13,930 $2.1B
2024 2 13,405 $2.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Dover Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Dover Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.371966 · Participants: 644Dover Corporation Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Dover Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Dover Corporation Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund in NJ ($371M); by covered participants it is Iuoe Local 98 Pension Plan in MA (644 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (644 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Dover Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Dover Corporation Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.2% during 2024, from $393M to $372M. Reported net income was -$21M.
How have Dover Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dover Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.9%, from $1.9B to $2.2B.
Where does Dover Corporation Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dover Corporation Pension Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Dover Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust Fund in NJ ($371M, 236 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dover Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Iuoe Local 98 Pension Plan in MA (644 participants, $215M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 530257888.

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.