Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Federal Signal Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$83M
Total assets Below avg plan size
290
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$285,930
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Federal Signal Corporation · Illinois · Manufacturing

$83M in assets, 290 participants

Federal Signal Corporation's Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan reported $83M in total assets and 290 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #14,907 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan covers 290 participants in Illinois, about 37% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $83M.

#14,907
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-8.8%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$82,919,809 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (290 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 321 in the plan year 2023 filing to 290 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $91M in the plan year 2023 filing to $83M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 361063330 · Federal Signal Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan · $83M · 290 · 89th

  • 5500 $83M
  • ASSETS 290
  • PCT 89th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Elbit Systems of America Pension Plan for Employees in the Night Vision Bargaining Unit
  • PHOTO ind #14907

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 Illinois →

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$91M
Net Assets (End of Year)$83M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN361063330
Plan Effective Date1953-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Federal Signal Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Federal Signal Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$627M 23.735220456178947% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$450M$500M$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $507M $627M ▲ +23.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,225 $507M
2023 2 3,704 $585M
2024 2 3,873 $627M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.082919809 · Participants: 290Federal Signal Corporation Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Elbit Systems of America Pension Plan for Employees in the Night Vision Bargaining Unit in TX ($83M); by covered participants it is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 152 Pension Tr Fund in WV (290 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (290 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 Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.8% during 2024, from $91M to $83M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Federal Signal Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Federal Signal Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.7%, from $507M to $627M.
Where does Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Elbit Systems of America Pension Plan for Employees in the Night Vision Bargaining Unit in TX ($83M, 234 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Federal Signal Corporation Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 152 Pension Tr Fund in WV (290 participants, $59M in assets).