401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Proto Labs, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$78M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,736
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$44,981
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Proto Labs, Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$78M in assets, 1,736 participants

Proto Labs, Inc.'s Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $78M in total assets and 1,736 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #17,890 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $78M for 1,736 participants (~$44,981/participant), down 13.2% in 2022.

#17,890
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-13.2%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$78,086,802 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) 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. Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,736 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 411939628 · Proto Labs, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $78M · 1,736 · 91st

  • SCH $78M
  • EBSA 1,736
  • PART 91st
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Hhs Human Capital, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #17890

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hhs Human Capital, Inc. 401(k) PlanHhs Human Capital, Inc. 401(…$78MMcnees Wallace & Nurick Savings PlanMcnees Wallace & Nurick Savi…$78MProtolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan$78MTom Tom North America 401(k) PlanTom Tom North America 401(k)…$78MFreedom Financial Network 401(k) PlanFreedom Financial Network 40…$78M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$90M
Net Assets (End of Year)$78M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN411939628
Plan Effective Date2002-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Proto Labs, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Proto Labs, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$110M 40.895677863718895% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$80M$90M$100M$110M$120M 202220232024 $78.1M $110M ▲ +40.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,736 $78M
2023 1 1,668 $98M
2024 1 1,607 $110M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.078086802 · Participants: 1736Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.576379778 · Participants: 176886Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan), Total assets ($B): 12.198295 · Participants: 38825Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan)Target Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.216824857 · Participants: 400422Target Corporation 401(k) Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.138527656 · Participants: 371593M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.266408521 · Participants: 67646U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Hhs Human Capital, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($78M); by covered participants it is Cc&s 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in PA (1,736 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($78M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,736 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 Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.2% during 2022, from $90M to $78M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have Proto Labs, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Proto Labs, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 40.9%, from $78M to $110M.
Where does Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hhs Human Capital, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($78M, 959 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cc&s 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in PA (1,736 participants, $252M 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 411939628.

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.