Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The L.S. Starrett Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$85M
Total assets Below avg plan size
299
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$285,469
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company · Sponsored by The L.S. Starrett Company · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$85M in assets, 299 participants

The L.S. Starrett Company's The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company reported $85M in total assets and 299 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #14,967 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company covers 299 participants in Massachusetts, about 45% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $85M.

#14,967
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-1.6%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company's outsized position by total assets

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company vs every filed plan by assets

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

$85,355,285 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company 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. The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company sits mid-pack in the medium band (299 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company reported participants fell from 334 in the plan year 2023 filing to 299 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company end-of-year assets fell from $87M in the plan year 2023 filing to $85M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 041866480 · The L.S. Starrett Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company · $85M · 299 · 89th

  • PART $85M
  • PART 299
  • PART 89th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Retirement Plan for Employees of Pwc
  • PART ind #14967

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company in the asset neighbourhood

Fulton Financial Affiliates Defined Benefit Pension PlanFulton Financial Affiliates …$86MGermania Companies Employees Defined Benefit Pension PlanGermania Companies Employees…$86MThe Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett CompanyThe Retirement Plan for Empl…$85MRetirement Plan for Employees of PwcRetirement Plan for Employee…$85MThe Children's Aid Society Retirement PlanThe Children's Aid Society R…$85M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$87M
Net Assets (End of Year)$84M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN041866480
Plan Effective Date1945-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The L.S. Starrett Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The L.S. Starrett Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$116M 7.118980074849635% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$105M$110M$115M$120M 202220232024 $108M $116M ▲ +7.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,469 $108M
2023 4 1,383 $116M
2024 4 1,279 $116M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company, Total assets ($B): 0.085355285 · Participants: 299The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett CompanyConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 11.586293172 · Participants: 60621Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsNew England Teamsters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 9.093299462 · Participants: 21577New England Teamsters Pension FundLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.250686483 · Participants: 34910Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.888715533 · Participants: 12533Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 5.086051556 · Participants: 16946N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund
The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Pwc in FL ($85M); by covered participants it is New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Employees' Pension Plan in NY (299 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (299 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 The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company assets move in 2024? ▼
The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company edged down modestly - down 1.6% during 2024, from $87M to $85M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have The L.S. Starrett Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The L.S. Starrett Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.1%, from $108M to $116M.
Where does The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Employees of Pwc in FL ($85M, 221 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Employees' Pension Plan in NY (299 participants, $125M 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 041866480.

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.