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Operating Engineers Local 429 Pension Trust

multiemployer plan · Operating Engineers Local 429 · Santa Fe, NM

ACTIVEPBGC Covered
C
Pension Health Score
59/100
Funding Status46% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$1.5B
Total Assets
$3.2B
Total Liabilities
$1.8B
Unfunded Liability
7,644
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Operating Engineers Local 429 Pension Trust is 46% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $1.8B in unfunded liabilities that must be addressed through increased contributions, investment returns, or benefit adjustments. PBGC coverage provides a backstop, but benefits could be reduced to PBGC maximums in a worst-case scenario. Current participants should monitor this plan and consider supplemental retirement savings.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$1.5B$3.2B45.7%$101.9M
2024$1.4B$3.2B43.9%$97.8M
2023$1.4B$3.5B39.0%$101.2M
2022$1.3B$2.8B46.1%$88.7M
2021$1.3B$3.9B32.7%$106.5M