401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$758M
Total assets Above avg plan size
9,703
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$78,080
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan · Sponsored by Charles River Laboratories, Inc. · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services

$758M in assets, 9,703 participants

Charles River Laboratories, Inc.'s Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan reported $758M in total assets and 9,703 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #21,356 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan covers 9,703 participants in Massachusetts, 15x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $758M.

#21,356
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-9.7%
assets change YoY
7.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $87M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan's outsized position by total assets

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$757,608,358 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus 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. Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan lands in the large band (9,703 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 760509980 · Charles River Laboratories, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan · $758M · 9,703 · 99th

  • SCH $758M
  • SCH 9,703
  • SCH 99th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near The Carefirst 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #21356

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kohler Co. 401(k) Savings Plan for Administrative AssociatesKohler Co. 401(k) Savings Pl…$758MLocke Lord LLP Retirement Savings PlanLocke Lord LLP Retirement Sa…$758MCharles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus PlanCharles River Laboratories, …$758MThe Carefirst 401(k) Plan$758MConstellation Software (U.S.a.) Inc. Retirement Savings PlanConstellation Software (U.S.…$755M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$839M
Net Assets (End of Year)$758M
Net Income-$87M
Employer EIN760509980
Plan Effective Date1987-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Charles River Laboratories, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Charles River Laboratories, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 41.729883740274154% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B 202220232024 $0.76B $1.07B ▲ +40.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 9,703 $758M
2023 1 13,617 $943M
2024 1 10,833 $1.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.757608358 · Participants: 9703Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan reports $758M in end-of-year assets across 9,703 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $78,080 per participant (56% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$87M.

This plan identity (EIN 760509980, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $758M to $1.1B (+41.7%) while covered participants moved from 9,703 to 10,833 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,703 $758M This page
2023 13,617 $943M Open filing
2024 · index core 10,833 $1.1B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Carefirst 401(k) Plan in MD ($758M); by covered participants it is The 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan for Yoh Contract Employees in PA (9,703 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,703 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 Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.7% during 2022, from $839M to $758M. Reported net income was -$87M.
How have Charles River Laboratories, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Charles River Laboratories, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 41.7%, from $758M to $1.1B.
Where does Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 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 Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Carefirst 401(k) Plan in MD ($758M, 5,661 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Savings/Plus Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan for Yoh Contract Employees in PA (9,703 participants, $39M in assets).