401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Lincoln National Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$2.8B
Total assets
10,934
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$256,193
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Lincoln National Corporation · Pennsylvania · Management of Enterprises

$2.8B in assets, 10,934 participants

Lincoln National Corporation's Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reported $2.8B in total assets and 10,934 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)
  • #1,173 in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan covers 10,934 participants in Pennsylvania, 13x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~824 per filing). Assets: $2.8B.

$2.8B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
10,934
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$256,193
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $543M 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 824 participants across 5,360 plans. Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reports 10,934 participants - 13x that state average ($2.8B EOY assets).

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.8B
Net Income-$543M
Employer EIN351140070
Plan Effective Date1984-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lincoln National Corporation)

$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.6B $4.28B ▲ +18.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Lincoln National Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 13,224 $3.6B
2023 3 13,478 $4.0B
2024 3 12,985 $4.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000120000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Lnc Employees' 401(k…Comcast Corporation …Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Se…The Vanguard Retirem…The Bank of New York…
Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan

Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan reports $2.8B in end-of-year assets across 10,934 participants (0.024% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $256,193 per participant (1.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$543M.

This plan identity (EIN 351140070, plan #009) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.8B to $3.5B (+25.5%) while covered participants moved from 10,934 to 11,126 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 10,934 $2.8B This page
2023 11,410 $3.2B Open filing
2024 · index core 11,126 $3.5B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 16.3% during 2022, from $3.3B to $2.8B. Reported net income was -$543M.
How have Lincoln National Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lincoln National Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.7%, from $3.6B to $4.3B.
Where does Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees Savings & Investment Plan in NY ($2.8B, 4,786 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Lnc Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.