401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Spirit Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$691M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,790
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$247,735
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Spirit Airlines, Inc. · Florida · Transportation & Warehousing

$691M in assets, 2,790 participants

Spirit Airlines, Inc.'s Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan reported $691M in total assets and 2,790 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #3,787 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Coverage in Florida

Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,790 participants in Florida, 4.4x the typical Florida plan (state average ~628 per filing). Assets: $691M.

#3,787
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-8.4%
assets change YoY
6.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $63M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$691,179,431 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,790 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 381747023 · Spirit Airlines, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan · $691M · 2,790 · 98th

  • ASSETS $691M
  • ASSETS 2,790
  • ASSETS 98th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Lanxess Corporation Defined Contribution Plan
  • ASSETS ind #3787

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Florida →

Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Huron Consulting Group Retirement Savings PlanHuron Consulting Group Retir…$693MSpirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings PlanSpirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots…$691MLanxess Corporation Defined Contribution PlanLanxess Corporation Defined …$691MAdvantage 401(k) Savings Plan$690MNvr, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan$690M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Florida filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$755M
Net Assets (End of Year)$691M
Net Income-$63M
Employer EIN381747023
Plan Effective Date1994-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Spirit Airlines, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Spirit Airlines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.5B 69.02152124460093% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B 202220232024 $0.87B $1.48B ▲ +70.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 9,923 $874M
2023 2 11,777 $1.2B
2024 2 13,477 $1.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Florida

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Florida, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.691179431 · Participants: 2790Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings PlanL3harris Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.863481581 · Participants: 41096L3harris Retirement Savings PlanSavings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pricewatercoopers LLP, Total assets ($B): 9.121428518 · Participants: 50354Savings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pricewatercoopers LLPAdp Totalsource Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.687694478 · Participants: 287453Adp Totalsource Retirement Savings PlanPublix Super Markets, Inc. 401(k) Smart Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.05990007 · Participants: 176752Publix Super Markets, Inc. 401(k) Smart PlanNextera Energy, Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.44531949 · Participants: 14889Nextera Energy, Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan
Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Florida, assets vs. participants
Compare Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Florida, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lanxess Corporation Defined Contribution Plan in PA ($691M); by covered participants it is Borden Dairy Retirement Savings Plan in CO (2,790 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($691M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,790 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.4% during 2022, from $755M to $691M. Reported net income was -$63M.
How have Spirit Airlines, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Spirit Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 69.0%, from $874M to $1.5B.
Where does Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lanxess Corporation Defined Contribution Plan in PA ($691M, 1,836 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Spirit Airlines, Inc. Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Borden Dairy Retirement Savings Plan in CO (2,790 participants, $76M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 381747023.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.