Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$301M
Total assets Above avg plan size
656
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$459,369
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension · Michigan · Construction

$301M in assets, 656 participants

Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension's Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund reported $301M in total assets and 656 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,604 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Where Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund sits by assets

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $301M for 656 participants (~$459,369/participant), up 12.6% in 2024.

#8,604
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+12.6%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$301,346,180 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund 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. Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (656 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $268M in the plan year 2023 filing to $301M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund reported net income fell from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 383545518 · Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund · $301M · 656 · 96th

  • BOY $301M
  • BOY 656
  • BOY 96th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near I.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension Plan
  • BOY ind #8604

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

I.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension PlanI.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension P…$302MPlumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension FundPlumbers and Pipefitters Loc…$301MThe United Illuminating Company Pension PlanThe United Illuminating Comp…$301MUfcw International Union-Industry Variable Annuity Pension PlanUfcw International Union-Ind…$300MMassachusetts Service Employees' Pension FundMassachusetts Service Employ…$300M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$268M
Net Assets (End of Year)$300M
Net Income$33M
Employer EIN383545518
Plan Effective Date2000-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$301M 29.87646404437324% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$250M$300M$350M 202220232024 $232M $301M ▲ +29.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 586 $232M
2023 1 659 $268M
2024 1 656 $301M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

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

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.30134618 · Participants: 656Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension FundGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.453822995 · Participants: 15648General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.842898898 · Participants: 25742Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.116125366 · Participants: 8585Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.930410978 · Participants: 6888Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 10.255300049 · Participants: 12752Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is I.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension Plan in NJ ($302M); by covered participants it is Ardagh Metal Pension Plan in IN (656 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (656 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 Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund assets move in 2024? ▼
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 12.6% during 2024, from $268M to $301M. Reported net income was $33M.
How have Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Joint Board Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 333 Pension's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.9%, from $232M to $301M.
Where does Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is I.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension Plan in NJ ($302M, 794 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No 333 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ardagh Metal Pension Plan in IN (656 participants, $43M in assets).