401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Bayer Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $9.2B
- Total assets
- 18,917
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $485,487
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bayer Corporation · Missouri · Manufacturing
$9.2B in assets, 18,917 participants
Bayer Corporation's Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan reported $9.2B in total assets and 18,917 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 139,258 plans)
- #20,578 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)
Coverage in Missouri
Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan covers 18,917 participants in Missouri, 25x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~756 per filing). Assets: $9.2B.
- $9.2B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 18,917
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $485,487
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.9B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Missouri filers
In Missouri, the average filing covers about 756 participants across 2,155 plans. Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan reports 18,917 participants - 25x that state average ($9.2B EOY assets).
Missouri filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $11.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $9.2B |
| Net Income | -$1.9B |
| Employer EIN | 251339219 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1984-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bayer Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 25,664 | $13.8B |
| 2023 | 4 | 25,475 | $15.2B |
| 2024 | 4 | 25,392 | $14.8B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
- Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan $8.7B · 47,923
- Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan $4.5B · 59,568
- Centene Management Corporation Retirement Plan $3.2B · 49,060
- Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan $3.1B · 14,556
- Emerson Electric Company Employee Savings Investment Plan $3.0B · 14,241
Scale composition for Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan
Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan reports $9.2B in end-of-year assets across 18,917 participants (0.079% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.021% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $485,487 per participant (3.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.9B.
This plan identity (EIN 251339219, plan #051) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $9.2B to $10.8B (+17.7%) while covered participants moved from 18,917 to 19,357 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18,917 | $9.2B | This page |
| 2023 | 19,273 | $10.3B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 19,357 | $10.8B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan (401(k), $10.8B, 19,357 participants)
- Bayer Corporation Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.0B, 1,464 participants)
- Monsanto Company Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.0B, 4,257 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan for Pilots (TX) $9.1B · 14,139
- Savings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pricewatercoopers LLP (FL) $9.1B · 50,354
- The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan (MI) $9.3B · 16,930
- Duke Energy Retirement Savings Plan (NC) $9.4B · 27,731
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Bayer Corporation Savings and 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 Missouri. Compare plans
- Bayer Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 7.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans