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
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
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.
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
Nebraska filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $4.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4.1B |
| Net Income | -$322M |
| Employer EIN | 132626465 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1937-05-05 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan $5.2B · 9,020
- Mutual of Omaha Retirement Income Plan $960M · 415
- Retirement Plan for Employees and Representatives of Woodmenlife $828M · 257
- The Restated Ag Processing Inc Retirement Plan $379M · 1,105
- Omaha Construction Industry Pension Plan $356M · 1,402
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.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4.1B here).
- Lucent Technologies Inc. Pension Plan (NJ) $4.0B · N/A
- General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat and Mission Systems) (VA) $4.1B · 7,035
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan (OH) $4.1B · 16,073
- Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan (MD) $4.0B · 2,463
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,382 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Retirement Plan for Great Dane LLC (IL) 3,376 · 6 off
- El Camino Hospital Cash Balance Plan (CA) 3,360 · 22 off
- San Diego County Construction Laborers' Pension Trust Fund (CA) 3,359 · 23 off
- Williams Pension Plan (OK) 3,357 · 25 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.