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Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust

multiemployer plan · Teamsters Western Conference · Olympia, WA

ACTIVEPBGC Covered
B
Pension Health Score
74/100
Funding Status81% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$47.5B
Total Assets
$58.9B
Total Liabilities
$11.4B
Unfunded Liability
553,107
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust is in good financial health at 81% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 81 cents in assets to cover it. This plan is also covered by the PBGC, providing an additional safety net. Participants in this plan have relatively low risk of benefit reductions.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$47.5B$58.9B80.7%$2.4B
2024$46.4B$60.7B76.5%$2.1B
2023$42.9B$58.4B73.4%$2.2B
2022$41.1B$59.5B69.2%$2.5B
2021$41.6B$50.9B81.7%$2.3B

Frequently Asked Questions

Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust is 81% funded, meaning it has 81 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is considered healthy by actuarial standards.

Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust has 553,107 total participants, including 227,676 active employees and 325,431 retirees currently receiving benefits.

Yes, Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust is covered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which provides a backstop if the plan cannot pay benefits. The PBGC risk level is currently "low."

The Pension Health Score (0-100, A-F) measures a pension plan's financial strength based on funding ratio (50%), funding trend over 3 years (30%), and PBGC risk level (20%). Higher scores indicate more secure retirement benefits.

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Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.