Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,688
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$971,532
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Afscme Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees · District of Columbia · Other Services

$1.6B in assets, 1,688 participants

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees's Afscme Employees Pension Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 1,688 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.

  • #7,709 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Where Afscme Employees Pension Plan sits by assets

Afscme Employees Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.6B for 1,688 participants (~$971,532/participant), up 1.3% in 2024.

#7,709
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+1.3%
assets growth YoY
16×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Afscme Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Afscme Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,639,945,894 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Afscme Employees 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. Afscme Employees Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,688 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Afscme Employees Pension Plan reported net income fell from $175M in the plan year 2023 filing to $18M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Afscme Employees Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Afscme Employees Pension Plan reported participants rose from 1,668 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,688 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 530237789 · American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Afscme Employees Pension Plan · $1.6B · 1,688 · 99th

  • PHOTO $1.6B
  • IND 1,688
  • EOY 99th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Verizon Management Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #7709

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

Afscme Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension FundGreater Pennsylvania Carpent…$1.7BAfscme Employees Pension Plan$1.6BVerizon Management Pension PlanVerizon Management Pension P…$1.6BThe Tjx Companies, Inc Retirement PlanThe Tjx Companies, Inc Retir…$1.6BNissan Employee Retirement PlanNissan Employee Retirement P…$1.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Afscme Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN530237789
Plan Effective Date1966-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.8B 11.367810688593327% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B 202220232024 $1.65B $1.84B ▲ +11.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,645 $1.6B
2023 2 1,668 $1.8B
2024 2 2,972 $1.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

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

Afscme Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 0102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Afscme Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.639945894 · Participants: 1688Afscme Employees Pension PlanCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 27.435957137 · Participants: 103525Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 15.01326453 · Participants: 102493Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.795820295 · Participants: 58United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.922502172 · Participants: 3559Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension FundBricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.912910704 · Participants: 27474Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund
Afscme Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Afscme Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Afscme Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Verizon Management Pension Plan in NJ ($1.6B); by covered participants it is North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. Retirement Plan & Trust Agreement in MS (1,686 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,688 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 Afscme Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Afscme Employees Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 1.3% during 2024, from $1.6B to $1.6B. Reported net income was $18M.
How have American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees's sponsor-wide assets grew 11.4%, from $1.6B to $1.8B.
Where does Afscme Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Afscme Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Afscme Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Verizon Management Pension Plan in NJ ($1.6B, 11,147 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Afscme Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. Retirement Plan & Trust Agreement in MS (1,686 participants, $12M 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 530237789.

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.