Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $329M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 270
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $1.2M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by Alaska Airlines, Inc. · Washington · Transportation & Warehousing
$329M in assets, 270 participants
Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported $329M in total assets and 270 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.
- #3,118 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
Coverage in Washington
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees covers 270 participants in Washington, about 18% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $329M.
- #3,118
- in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
- -5.2%
- assets change YoY
- 3.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $18M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$328,662,607 Top 4% higher than 96% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees 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. Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (270 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported net income fell from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$18M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees end-of-year assets fell from $347M in the plan year 2023 filing to $329M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported participants fell from 284 in the plan year 2023 filing to 270 in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 920009235 · Alaska Airlines, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees · $329M · 270 · 96th
- ASSETS $329M
- PCT 270
- EIN 96th
- RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PHOTO near Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan
- IND ind #3118
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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood
Washington filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $347M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $329M |
| Net Income | -$18M |
| Employer EIN | 920009235 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1960-12-31 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Alaska Airlines, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Alaska Airlines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $7.4B 31.142564552489677% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 20,288 | $5.6B |
| 2023 | 8 | 22,853 | $6.5B |
| 2024 | 8 | 22,560 | $7.4B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan $56.4B · 231,156
- The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company $23.3B · 29,538
- The Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan $15.4B · 31,398
- Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan $3.3B · 8,695
- Paccar Inc Retirement Plan $2.7B · 10,345
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan in MN ($329M); by covered participants it is The Retirement Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Victaulic Company in PA (270 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($329M here).
- Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan (MN) $329M · 311
- Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan (MD) $328M · 640
- Mattel Cash Balance Plan (CA) $329M · 222
- Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1950 Pension Plan (NY) $329M · 348
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (270 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.