Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $329M
- Total assets
- 270
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $1.2M
- Avg per participant
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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
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 ~1,466 per filing). Assets: $329M.
- $329M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 270
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $1.2M
- avg assets per participant
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.
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.
Participants vs Washington filers
In Washington, the average filing covers about 1,466 participants across 2,450 plans. Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reports 270 participants - about 18% of that state average ($329M EOY assets).
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.)
| 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.
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
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- Paccar Inc Retirement Plan $2.7B · 10,345
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees by total assets, not by location.
- Otter Tail Corporation Pension Plan (MN) $329M · 311
- Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan (MD) $328M · 640
- Mattel Cash Balance Plan (CA) $329M · 222
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees's numbers.
- By total assets, Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees 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 Washington. Compare plans
- Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 31.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing 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 920009235.
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