Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Clearwater Paper Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$103M
Total assets Near avg plan size
173
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$593,572
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Clearwater Paper Corporation · Washington · Manufacturing

$103M in assets, 173 participants

Clearwater Paper Corporation's Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan reported $103M in total assets and 173 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #15,309 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan covers 173 participants in Washington, about 12% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $103M.

#15,309
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-6.9%
assets change YoY
1.0×
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.

Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$102,687,895 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Clearwater Paper Hourly 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. Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (173 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$107K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 196 in the plan year 2023 filing to 173 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $110M in the plan year 2023 filing to $103M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 203594554 · Clearwater Paper Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan · $103M · 173 · 91st

  • PHOTO $103M
  • IND 173
  • EOY 91st
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Wiltel Communications, LLC Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #15309

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 Washington →

Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$110M
Net Assets (End of Year)$103M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN203594554
Plan Effective Date1952-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Clearwater Paper Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Clearwater Paper Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$666M 3.7302597927135093% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $692M $666M ▼ -3.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,389 $692M
2023 4 3,432 $758M
2024 4 3,420 $666M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.102687895 · Participants: 173Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement PlanWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 56.4105157 · Participants: 231156Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 23.342502332 · Participants: 29538The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.379508818 · Participants: 31398The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.327244882 · Participants: 8695Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement PlanPaccar Inc Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.704439451 · Participants: 10345Paccar Inc Retirement Plan
Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Wiltel Communications, LLC Pension Plan in NY ($103M); by covered participants it is Local 99 Pension Plan in IL (173 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (173 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 Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.9% during 2024, from $110M to $103M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Clearwater Paper Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Clearwater Paper Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 3.7%, from $692M to $666M.
Where does Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan ranks in the 91st 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 Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wiltel Communications, LLC Pension Plan in NY ($103M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Clearwater Paper Hourly Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Local 99 Pension Plan in IL (173 participants, $57M 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 203594554.

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.