Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Motorola Solutions, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,913
Participants Near avg headcount
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Msi Pension Plan · Sponsored by Motorola Solutions, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$3.2B in assets, 1,913 participants

Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s Msi Pension Plan reported $3.2B in total assets and 1,913 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #17,615 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Msi Pension Plan covers 1,913 participants in Illinois, 2.5x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $3.2B.

#17,615
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-4.7%
assets change YoY
33×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $159M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Msi Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Msi Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,247,789,000 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Msi Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Msi Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,913 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Msi Pension Plan reported net income fell from $301M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$159M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Msi Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,036 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,913 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Msi Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $3.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 361115800 · Motorola Solutions, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Msi Pension Plan · $3.2B · 1,913 · 100th

  • TYPE $3.2B
  • TYPE 1,913
  • TYPE 100th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #17615

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 →

Msi Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Msi Pension Plan$3.2BThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Empl…$3.3BCummins Pension Plan$3.2BSentara Pension Plan$3.2BBae Systems Employees' Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Retir…$3.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Msi Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.2B
Net Income-$159M
Employer EIN361115800
Plan Effective Date2014-09-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Motorola Solutions, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9.8B 15.21462700183363% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8B$8.5B$9B$9.5B$10B 202220232024 $8.54B $9.84B ▲ +15.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 10,994 $8.5B
2023 3 11,401 $9.5B
2024 3 11,693 $9.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Msi Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 0102030405060 Total assets ($B) Participants Msi Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.247789 · Participants: 1913Msi 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
Msi Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Msi Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan in WI ($3.3B); by covered participants it is Howmet Merged Pension Plan in PA (1,915 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,913 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 Msi Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Msi Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 4.7% during 2024, from $3.4B to $3.2B. Reported net income was -$159M.
How have Motorola Solutions, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Motorola Solutions, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.2%, from $8.5B to $9.8B.
Where does Msi Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Msi Pension Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Msi Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan in WI ($3.3B, 8,254 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Msi Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Howmet Merged Pension Plan in PA (1,915 participants, N/A 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 361115800.

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.