Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Safeway Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.2B
Total assets: 8,473
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $144,737
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries · Sponsored by Safeway Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$1.2B in assets, 8,473 participants

Safeway Inc.'s Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries reported $1.2B in total assets and 8,473 participants in its 2023 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.

99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#8,355 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in California

Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries covers 8,473 participants in California, 13x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

$1.2B
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 8,473
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $144,737
avg assets per participant

Where Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries sits by total assets

Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,226,353,415 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries reported net income fell from $62M in the plan year 2022 filing to $46M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries reported participants fell from 9,235 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,473 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State

California

Industry

Retail Trade

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries reports 8,473 participants - 13x that state average ($1.2B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$1.2B
Net Income	$46M
Employer EIN	943019135
Plan Effective Date	1946-12-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Safeway Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all Safeway Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	10,917	$1.2B
2023	2	10,118	$1.2B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan $33.5B · 127,356
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $21.4B · 22,914
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $18.0B · 25,647
Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $10.8B · 19,545
Disney Salaried Pension Plan D $10.1B · 10,813

Compare Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc.… side-by-side with 3 peers →

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries by total assets, not by location.

Heating, Piping and Refrigeration Pension Fd Pension Fund (MD) $1.2B · 4,128
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Salaried Employees Retirement Plan (TN) $1.2B · 836
Kellanova Pension Plan (IL) $1.2B · 2,924
Employee Retirement Plan of S&p Global Inc and Its Subsidiaries (NY) $1.2B · 1,209

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries assets move in 2023? ▼

Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries edged up modestly - up 3.8% during 2023, from $1.2B to $1.2B. Reported net income was $46M.

How have Safeway Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Safeway Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 3.8%, from $1.2B to $1.2B.

Where does Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Heating, Piping and Refrigeration Pension Fd Pension Fund in MD ($1.2B, 4,128 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries's numbers.

By total assets, Employee Retirement Plan of Safeway Inc. and Its Domestic Subsidiaries ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
Safeway Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 3.8% since 2022 across 2 plan years on file. More Retail Trade plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 943019135.