Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Union Pacific Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,382
Participants Above avg headcount
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates · Sponsored by Union Pacific Corporation · Nebraska · Transportation & Warehousing

$4.1B in assets, 3,382 participants

Union Pacific Corporation's Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates reported $4.1B in total assets and 3,382 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.

  • #3,274 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Coverage in Nebraska

Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates covers 3,382 participants in Nebraska, 6.1x the typical Nebraska plan (state average ~552 per filing). Assets: $4.1B.

#3,274
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
-7.4%
assets change YoY
41×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $322M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,052,923,429 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

Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates'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. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates lands in the large band (3,382 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates reported net income fell from $54M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$322M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates reported participants fell from 3,724 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,382 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates end-of-year assets fell from $4.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $4.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 132626465 · Union Pacific Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates · $4.1B · 3,382 · 100th

  • SCH $4.1B
  • EBSA 3,382
  • PART 100th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Lucent Technologies Inc. Pension Plan
  • BOOK ind #3274

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 Nebraska →

Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Nebraska filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.1B
Net Income-$322M
Employer EIN132626465
Plan Effective Date1937-05-05
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Union Pacific Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Union Pacific Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6.4B 0.1231445645104601% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6.3B$6.4B$6.5B$6.6B$6.7B 202220232024 $6.35B $6.36B ▲ +0.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 9,284 $6.3B
2023 2 9,194 $6.6B
2024 2 8,732 $6.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Nebraska

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

Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 0246 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 4.052923429 · Participants: 3382Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & AffiliatesBerkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.15539935 · Participants: 9020Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension PlanMutual of Omaha Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.960447908 · Participants: 415Mutual of Omaha Retirement Income PlanRetirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife, Total assets ($B): 0.827522361 · Participants: 257Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of WoodmenlifeThe Restated Ag Processing Inc Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.379187928 · Participants: 1105The Restated Ag Processing Inc Retirement PlanOmaha Construction Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.356449553 · Participants: 1402Omaha Construction Industry Pension Plan
Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants

Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Nebraska, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Lucent Technologies Inc. Pension Plan in NJ ($4.0B); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Great Dane LLC in IL (3,376 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,382 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 Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates assets move in 2024?
Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates pulled back noticeably - down 7.4% during 2024, from $4.4B to $4.1B. Reported net income was -$322M.
How have Union Pacific Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Union Pacific Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 0.1%, from $6.3B to $6.4B.
Where does Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates 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 Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lucent Technologies Inc. Pension Plan in NJ ($4.0B, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Great Dane LLC in IL (3,376 participants, $298M in assets).