Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$301M
Total assets Above avg plan size
975
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$309,148
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan · Sponsored by Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan · Michigan · Construction

$301M in assets, 975 participants

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan's Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan reported $301M in total assets and 975 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.

  • #8,605 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Where Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan sits by assets

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $301M for 975 participants (~$309,148/participant), up 8.8% in 2024.

#8,605
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+8.8%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$301,419,495 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 520 Pension 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. Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (975 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $277M in the plan year 2023 filing to $301M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan reported net income fell from $25M in the plan year 2023 filing to $24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan reported participants rose from 959 in the plan year 2023 filing to 975 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 236489357 · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan · $301M · 975 · 96th

  • TYPE $301M
  • TYPE 975
  • TYPE 96th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near I.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #8605

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 520 Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

I.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension PlanI.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension P…$302MPlumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension PlanPlumbers 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 520 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)$277M
Net Assets (End of Year)$301M
Net Income$24M
Employer EIN236489357
Plan Effective Date1963-05-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$521M 20.79723424769565% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $431M $521M ▲ +20.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,623 $431M
2023 2 2,610 $482M
2024 2 2,614 $521M

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 520 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.301419495 · Participants: 975Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension PlanGeneral 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 520 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan'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 Retirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and Affiliates in KS (975 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (975 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 520 Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.8% during 2024, from $277M to $301M. Reported net income was $24M.
How have Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.8%, from $431M to $521M.
Where does Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan 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 520 Pension Plan? ▼
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 520 Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and Affiliates in KS (975 participants, $498M 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 236489357.

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.