Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Wacker Chemical Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$97M
Total assets Below avg plan size
53
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.8M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wacker Salaried Pension Plan · Sponsored by Wacker Chemical Corporation · Michigan · Manufacturing

$97M in assets, 53 participants

Wacker Chemical Corporation's Wacker Salaried Pension Plan reported $97M in total assets and 53 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #15,196 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Wacker Salaried Pension Plan sits by assets

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $97M for 53 participants (~$1.8M/participant), up 2.3% in 2024.

#15,196
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+2.3%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$96,832,347 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Wacker Salaried Pension Plan is a small filing (53 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Wacker Salaried Pension Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wacker Salaried Pension Plan reported participants fell from 57 in the plan year 2023 filing to 53 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wacker Salaried Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $95M in the plan year 2023 filing to $97M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 942272388 · Wacker Chemical Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan · $97M · 53 · 90th

  • EOY $97M
  • EOY 53
  • EOY 90th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Good Samaritan Hospital Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #15196

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 Michigan →

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan for Employees of Shintech Incorporated and Certain AffiliatesPension Plan for Employees o…$97MWakemed Pension Plan$97MThe Glenmede Corporation Retirement PlanThe Glenmede Corporation Ret…$97MGood Samaritan Hospital Retirement PlanGood Samaritan Hospital Reti…$97MWacker Salaried Pension Plan$97M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wacker Salaried Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$95M
Net Assets (End of Year)$97M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN942272388
Plan Effective Date1987-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wacker Chemical Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Wacker Chemical Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$400M 24.674629118536924% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $321M $400M ▲ +24.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,672 $321M
2023 4 1,790 $366M
2024 4 1,580 $400M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Wacker Salaried Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.096832347 · Participants: 53Wacker Salaried Pension PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.453822995 · Participants: 15648General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.842898898 · Participants: 25742Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.116125366 · Participants: 8585Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.930410978 · Participants: 6888Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 10.255300049 · Participants: 12752Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Wacker Salaried Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Wacker Salaried Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Wacker Salaried Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Good Samaritan Hospital Retirement Plan in OR ($97M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for the Benefit of Salaried and Other Employees of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company in MA (53 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (53 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 Wacker Salaried Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Wacker Salaried Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.3% during 2024, from $95M to $97M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Wacker Chemical Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wacker Chemical Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.7%, from $321M to $400M.
Where does Wacker Salaried Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Wacker Salaried Pension Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Wacker Salaried Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Good Samaritan Hospital Retirement Plan in OR ($97M, 153 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wacker Salaried Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for the Benefit of Salaried and Other Employees of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company in MA (53 participants, $42M in assets).

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 942272388.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.