Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$301M
Total assets: 975
Participants: 96th
Percentile by assets: $309,148
Avg per participant

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.

96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
#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.

$301M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 975
covered participants: 96th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans): $309,148
avg assets per participant

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.

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State

Michigan

Industry

Construction

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan outranks 96% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 3.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$277M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$301M
Net Income	$24M
Employer EIN	236489357
Plan Effective Date	1963-05-11
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

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

Total plan assets by year, all Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	2,623	$431M
2023	2	2,610	$482M
2024	2	2,614	$521M

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Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

I.B.E.W. Local 456 Pension Plan (NJ) $302M · 794
The United Illuminating Company Pension Plan (CT) $301M · 153
Ufcw International Union-Industry Variable Annuity Pension Plan (IL) $300M · 41,671
Massachusetts Service Employees' Pension Fund (NY) $300M · 12,813

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).

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Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 Pension Plan's sponsor-wide assets have grown 20.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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.