401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bnsf Railway Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$3.6B
Total assets
27,463
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$130,240
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bnsf Railway Company · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing

$3.6B in assets, 27,463 participants

Bnsf Railway Company's Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $3.6B in total assets and 27,463 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)
  • #3,859 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,884 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 27,463 participants in Texas, 39x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $3.6B.

$3.6B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
27,463
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$130,240
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $632M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 704 participants across 9,718 plans. Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 27,463 participants - 39x that state average ($3.6B EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.6B
Net Income-$632M
Employer EIN416034000
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bnsf Railway Company)

$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B$5B 202220232024 $3.58B $4.79B ▲ +33.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Bnsf Railway Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 27,463 $3.6B
2023 1 25,966 $4.1B
2024 1 27,055 $4.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Bnsf Railway Company…AT&T Retirement Savi…Exxonmobil Savings P…Caterpillar 401(k) S…American Airlines, I…Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan

Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $3.6B in end-of-year assets across 27,463 participants (0.031% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.031% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $130,240 per participant (95% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$632M.

This plan identity (EIN 416034000, plan #006) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.6B to $4.8B (+33.8%) while covered participants moved from 27,463 to 27,055 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 27,463 $3.6B This page
2023 25,966 $4.1B Open filing
2024 · index core 27,055 $4.8B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.0% during 2022, from $4.2B to $3.6B. Reported net income was -$632M.
How have Bnsf Railway Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bnsf Railway Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.8%, from $3.6B to $4.8B.
Where does Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement 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 Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pg&e Corporation Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($3.6B, 10,112 participants).

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