401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Nordstrom, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $3.5B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 69,744
- Participants Very large workforce
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $49,533
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Nordstrom 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Nordstrom, Inc. · Washington · Retail Trade
$3.5B in assets, 69,744 participants
Nordstrom, Inc.'s Nordstrom 401(k) Plan reported $3.5B in total assets and 69,744 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- #9,500 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
Coverage in Washington
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan covers 69,744 participants in Washington, 47x the typical Washington plan (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $3.5B.
- #9,500
- in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
- -17.6%
- assets change YoY
- 35×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $710M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$3,454,638,993 Highest reported value at or above every one of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nordstrom 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (69,744 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 910515058 · Nordstrom, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan · $3.5B · 69,744 · 100th
- PHOTO $3.5B
- PHOTO 69,744
- PHOTO 100th
- PHOTO 401(k)
- PHOTO near Koch Industries Inc Employees' Savings Plan
- PHOTO ind #9500
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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Washington filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $4.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $3.4B |
| Net Income | -$710M |
| Employer EIN | 910515058 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1953-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Nordstrom, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Nordstrom, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $4.3B 24.328109903899296% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 69,744 | $3.5B |
| 2023 | 1 | 61,127 | $3.9B |
| 2024 | 1 | 58,225 | $4.3B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan $63.5B · 118,434
- Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan $39.6B · 109,797
- Costco 401(k) Retirement Plan $25.9B · 181,505
- Amazon 401(k) Plan $17.7B · 1,230,308
- T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust $7.3B · 75,797
Scale composition for Nordstrom 401(k) Plan
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan reports $3.5B in end-of-year assets across 69,744 participants (0.028% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.074% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $49,533 per participant (36% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$710M.
This plan identity (EIN 910515058, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.5B to $4.3B (+24.3%) while covered participants moved from 69,744 to 58,225 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 69,744 | $3.5B | This page |
| 2023 | 61,127 | $3.9B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 58,225 | $4.3B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Nordstrom 401(k) Plan (401(k), $4.3B, 58,225 participants)
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Koch Industries Inc Employees' Savings Plan in KS ($3.4B); by covered participants it is Citi Retirement Savings Plan in CT (70,070 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.5B here).
- Koch Industries Inc Employees' Savings Plan (KS) $3.4B · 11,970
- Baylor Scott & White Health Retirement Savings Plan (TX) $3.4B · 38,623
- Upmc 401(a) Retirement Savings Plan (PA) $3.5B · 93,506
- Corning Incorporated Investment Plan (NY) $3.4B · 12,615
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (69,744 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Citi Retirement Savings Plan (CT) 70,070 · 326 off
- U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan (MN) 67,646 · 2,098 off
- Elevance Health 401(k) Plan (IN) 71,898 · 2,154 off
- Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan (GA) 72,820 · 3,076 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.