Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Basf Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,805
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$571,295
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Basf Corporation · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$1.6B in assets, 2,805 participants

Basf Corporation's Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 2,805 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.

  • #17,466 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan covers 2,805 participants in New Jersey, 3.3x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

#17,466
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-6.2%
assets change YoY
16×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $106M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,602,481,775 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

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan'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. Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,805 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$20M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$106M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,107 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,805 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 161090809 · Basf Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan · $1.6B · 2,805 · 99th

  • SCH $1.6B
  • SCH 2,805
  • SCH 99th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Visa Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #17466

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 New Jersey →

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension PlanBasf Corporation Salaried Em…$1.6BVisa Retirement Plan$1.6BSouthern California IBEW-NECA Pension PlanSouthern California IBEW-NEC…$1.6BSheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern CaliforniaSheet Metal Workers Pension …$1.6BNational Integrated Group Pension PlanNational Integrated Group Pe…$1.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income-$106M
Employer EIN161090809
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Basf Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Basf Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8.6B 6.649327745108343% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8B$8.2B$8.4B$8.6B$8.8B 202220232024 $8.1B $8.64B ▲ +6.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 19,158 $8.1B
2023 4 17,798 $8.4B
2024 4 15,945 $8.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.602481775 · Participants: 2805Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

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

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Visa Retirement Plan in CA ($1.6B); by covered participants it is Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan in IA (2,805 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,805 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 Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.2% during 2024, from $1.7B to $1.6B. Reported net income was -$106M.
How have Basf Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Basf Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.6%, from $8.1B to $8.6B.
Where does Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension 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 Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Visa Retirement Plan in CA ($1.6B, 3,490 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Basf Corporation Salaried Employees' Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan in IA (2,805 participants, $521M in assets).