Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$697M
Total assets: 1,593
Participants: 98th
Percentile by assets: $437,319
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical · California · Construction

$697M in assets, 1,593 participants

Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical's Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan reported $697M in total assets and 1,593 participants in its 2024 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 116,472 plans)

Coverage in California

Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan covers 1,593 participants in California, 2.5x the typical California plan (state average ~637 per filing). Assets: $697M.

$697M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 1,593
covered participants: 98th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $437,319
avg assets per participant

Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $657M in the plan year 2023 filing to $697M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,679 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,593 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan reported net income fell from $39M in the plan year 2023 filing to $38M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State

California

Industry

Construction

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 637 participants across 14,392 plans. Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan reports 1,593 participants - 2.5x that state average ($697M EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$657M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$696M
Net Income	$38M
Employer EIN	946062674
Plan Effective Date	1961-12-12
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical)

Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	4,409	$1.1B
2023	2	4,116	$1.3B
2024	2	3,693	$1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan $34.5B · 135,057
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $17.6B · 27,500
Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $11.4B · 18,983
Western States Carpenters Pension Plan $11.3B · 48,582
Disney Salaried Pension Plan D $10.4B · 9,984

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan (MD) $699M · 2,130
2019 Bmw Pension Plan (NJ) $693M · 1,381
Huntington Bancshares Retirement Plan (OH) $702M · 2,764
San Jose Market Pension Plan (TN) $704M · 1,138

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.0% during 2024, from $657M to $697M. Reported net income was $38M.

How have Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.4%, from $1.1B to $1.4B.

Where does Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 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 Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan in MD ($699M, 2,130 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Northern California Electrical Workers Pension 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 California. Compare plans
Board of Trustees, Northern California Electrical's sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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 946062674.

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.