401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $6.6B
- Total assets
- 39,177
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $168,497
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Wholesale Trade
$6.6B in assets, 39,177 participants
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.'s Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $6.6B in total assets and 39,177 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #6,841 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
Coverage in Pennsylvania
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 39,177 participants in Pennsylvania, 48x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $6.6B.
- $6.6B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 39,177
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $168,497
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.1B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Pennsylvania filers
In Pennsylvania, the average filing covers about 822 participants across 5,751 plans. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 39,177 participants - 48x that state average ($6.6B EOY assets).
Pennsylvania filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $7.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $6.6B |
| Net Income | -$1.1B |
| Employer EIN | 042209186 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1986-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 41,000 | $7.5B |
| 2023 | 2 | 42,781 | $8.5B |
| 2024 | 2 | 37,667 | $11.2B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
- Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan $14.8B · 97,769
- Cigna 401(k) Plan $11.5B · 66,147
- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan $8.1B · 59,451
- The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan $8.1B · 17,073
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan $7.8B · 25,071
Scale composition for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $6.6B in end-of-year assets across 39,177 participants (0.054% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.042% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $168,497 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.1B.
This plan identity (EIN 042209186, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $6.6B to $10.3B (+55.5%) while covered participants moved from 39,177 to 36,150 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39,177 | $6.6B | This page |
| 2023 | 41,102 | $7.5B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 36,150 | $10.3B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (401(k), $10.3B, 36,150 participants)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $894M, 1,517 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Albertsons Companies 401(k) Plan (CA) $6.6B · 205,022
- Schwabplan Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (TX) $6.6B · 31,841
- Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Employees' Capital Accumulation Plan (VA) $6.6B · 32,018
- Retirement Savings Plan (DE) $6.6B · 9,866
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania. Compare plans
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 48.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Wholesale Trade plans