Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
351
Participants Below avg headcount
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$64,361
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees · Pennsylvania · Construction

$23M in assets, 351 participants

I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees's I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $23M in total assets and 351 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.

  • #6,452 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan covers 351 participants in Pennsylvania, about 43% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#6,452
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+12.5%
assets growth YoY

I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,590,617 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit 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. I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (351 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $23M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported participants rose from 336 in the plan year 2023 filing to 351 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 260557668 · I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $23M · 351 · 73rd

  • VS-ST $23M
  • VS-ST 351
  • VS-ST 73rd
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Local 81 Int'l Assoc of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Pension Plan
  • VS-ST ind #6452

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 Pennsylvania →

I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Local 803 Pension Fund$23MI.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension PlanI.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Be…$23MLocal 81 Int'l Assoc of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Pension PlanLocal 81 Int'l Assoc of Heat…$23MOxychem Pension Plan for Union Represented EmployeesOxychem Pension Plan for Uni…$23MRetirement Plan for Employees of Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Inc.Retirement Plan for Employee…$23M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN260557668
Plan Effective Date2007-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 37.832860469913626% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M$24M 202220232024 $16.4M $22.6M ▲ +37.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 359 $16M
2023 1 336 $20M
2024 1 351 $23M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022590617 · Participants: 351I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Local 81 Int'l Assoc of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Pension Plan in IL ($23M); by covered participants it is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Employees' Pension Plan in NY (351 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (351 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 I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.5% during 2024, from $20M to $23M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan Joint Board of Trustees's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.8%, from $16M to $23M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Local 81 Int'l Assoc of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Pension Plan in IL ($23M, 95 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to I.B.E.W. Local 81 Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Employees' Pension Plan in NY (351 participants, $122M 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 260557668.

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.