Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
University of Southern California Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $137M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,616
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 92nd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $84,603
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan · Sponsored by University of Southern California · California · Educational Services
$137M in assets, 1,616 participants
University of Southern California's University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan reported $137M in total assets and 1,616 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.
- #3,168 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in California
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan covers 1,616 participants in California, 2.6x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $137M.
- #3,168
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- -0.0%
- assets change YoY
- 1.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $48K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$136,717,913 Top 8% higher than 92% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement 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. University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,616 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$48K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,750 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,616 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 951642394 · University of Southern California PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan · $137M · 1,616 · 92nd
- EBSA $137M
- PART 1,616
- TYPE 92nd
- NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
- BOOK near The Lozier Corporation Pension Plan and Trust
- VS-ST ind #3168
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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $137M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $137M |
| Net Income | -$48K |
| Employer EIN | 951642394 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1983-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (University of Southern California)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All University of Southern California plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $10.2B 31.78843534201677% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 48,107 | $7.7B |
| 2023 | 4 | 47,348 | $9.0B |
| 2024 | 4 | 46,249 | $10.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan $34.5B · 135,057
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $17.6B · 27,500
- Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $11.4B · 18,983
- Western States Carpenters Pension Plan $11.3B · 48,582
- Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan $10.8B · 15,833
University of Southern California Support Staff Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Lozier Corporation Pension Plan and Trust in NE ($137M); by covered participants it is Idaho Central Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in ID (1,616 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($137M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,616 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Idaho Central Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust (ID) 1,616 · 0 off
- Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B (VA) 1,614 · 2 off
- Plumbers Union Local No. 12 Pension (MA) 1,619 · 3 off
- Alaska United Food and Commercial Workers Pension Trust (OR) 1,622 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.