Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Marathon Petroleum Company LP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
17,916
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$123,154
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Marathon Petroleum Company LP · Ohio · Manufacturing

$2.2B in assets, 17,916 participants

Marathon Petroleum Company LP's Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan reported $2.2B in total assets and 17,916 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #17,550 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan covers 17,916 participants in Ohio, 23x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.

#17,550
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+7.1%
assets growth YoY
22×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,206,434,472 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan is a mega filing (17,916 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $102M in the plan year 2023 filing to $147M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 17,542 in the plan year 2023 filing to 17,916 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 311537655 · Marathon Petroleum Company LP PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan · $2.2B · 17,916 · 99th

  • SCH $2.2B
  • EBSA 17,916
  • PART 99th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Phillips 66 Retirement Plan
  • BOOK ind #17550

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 Ohio →

Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Marathon Petroleum Retirement PlanMarathon Petroleum Retiremen…$2.2BPhillips 66 Retirement Plan$2.2BThe Keyspan Retirement Plan$2.2BTransamerica Pension Plan$2.2BThe National Football League Club Employees Pension PlanThe National Football League…$2.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.2B
Net Income$147M
Employer EIN311537655
Plan Effective Date1998-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Marathon Petroleum Company LP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Marathon Petroleum Company LP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10.7B 25.710409990260658% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8B$9B$10B$11B 202220232024 $8.48B $10.7B ▲ +25.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 35,136 $8.5B
2023 3 35,428 $9.7B
2024 3 36,178 $10.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 5000100001500020000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.206434472 · Participants: 17916Marathon Petroleum Retirement PlanGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan

Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan reports $2.2B in end-of-year assets across 17,916 participants (0.018% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.019% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $123,154 per participant (89% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $147M.

This plan identity (EIN 311537655, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.0B to $2.2B (+12.7%) while covered participants moved from 17,390 to 17,916 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 17,390 $2.0B Open filing
2023 17,542 $2.1B Open filing
2024 · index core 17,916 $2.2B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Phillips 66 Retirement Plan in TX ($2.2B); by covered participants it is Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan in IL (17,875 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (17,916 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 Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.1% during 2024, from $2.1B to $2.2B. Reported net income was $147M.
How have Marathon Petroleum Company LP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Marathon Petroleum Company LP's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.7%, from $8.5B to $10.7B.
Where does Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Phillips 66 Retirement Plan in TX ($2.2B, 11,709 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Marathon Petroleum Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan in IL (17,875 participants, $8.6B in assets).