Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Baxter International Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.3B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 1,722
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $760,505
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan · Sponsored by Baxter International Inc. · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services
$1.3B in assets, 1,722 participants
Baxter International Inc.'s Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 1,722 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.
- #20,013 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan covers 1,722 participants in Illinois, 2.2x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.
- #20,013
- in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
- -5.0%
- assets change YoY
- 13×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $71M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$1,309,589,482 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries 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. Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,722 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan reported net income fell from $93M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$71M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,219 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,722 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 360781620 · Baxter International Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan · $1.3B · 1,722 · 99th
- RANK $1.3B
- PHOTO 1,722
- IND 99th
- EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
- 5500 near Retirement Plan for Draper Employees
- ASSETS ind #20013
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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.3B |
| Net Income | -$71M |
| Employer EIN | 360781620 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1960-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Baxter International Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Baxter International Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $5.9B 16.83819786051473% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 14,719 | $5.0B |
| 2023 | 2 | 19,986 | $5.6B |
| 2024 | 2 | 18,993 | $5.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $48.2B · 36,799
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $37.7B · 41,619
- GE Healthcare Pension Plan $13.7B · 5,554
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $8.6B · 17,875
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.2B · 20,984
Baxter International Inc. and Subsidiaries Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Draper Employees in MA ($1.3B); by covered participants it is Local 153 Pension Fund in NY (1,722 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.3B here).
- Retirement Plan for Draper Employees (MA) $1.3B · 2,288
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 4 Pension Fund (MA) $1.3B · 3,509
- Umass Memorial Health Care Pension Plan (MA) $1.3B · 9,506
- Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan (CO) $1.3B · 38,340
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,722 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Local 153 Pension Fund (NY) 1,722 · 0 off
- Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore, Incorporated - International Longshoremen's Association Pension Plan (MD) 1,722 · 0 off
- Western Metal Industry Pension Plan (WA) 1,716 · 6 off
- Medstar Health, Inc. Pension Equity Plan (MD) 1,716 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.