401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Proto Labs, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$78M
Total assets
1,736
Participants
91st
Percentile by assets
$44,981
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 91st percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #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.

$78M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,736
covered participants
91st
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$44,981
avg assets per participant

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.

Where Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits 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 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Minnesota
Industry
Manufacturing

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan outranks 91% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 0.8x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

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.)

$70M$80M$90M$100M$110M$120M 202220232024 $78.1M $110M ▲ +40.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Proto Labs, Inc. plans on file
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 ($B) Participants Protolabs, Inc. 401(…, Total assets ($B): 0.078086802 · Participants: 1736Protolabs, Inc. 401(…Unitedhealth Group 4…, Total assets ($B): 18.576379778 · Participants: 176886Unitedhealth Group 4…Medtronic Savings an…, Total assets ($B): 12.198295 · Participants: 38825Medtronic Savings an…Target Corporation 4…, Total assets ($B): 11.216824857 · Participants: 400422Target Corporation 4…3M Voluntary Investm…, Total assets ($B): 11.138527656 · Participants: 371593M Voluntary Investm…U.S. Bank 401(k) Sav…, Total assets ($B): 8.266408521 · Participants: 67646U.S. Bank 401(k) Sav…
Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
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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).

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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.

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