Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sutter Health Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
48,591
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$109,492
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Sutter Health · California · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$5.3B in assets, 48,591 participants

Sutter Health's Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan reported $5.3B in total assets and 48,591 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.

  • #20,038 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Coverage in California

Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan covers 48,591 participants in California, 77x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $5.3B.

#20,038
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
-16.5%
assets change YoY
53×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $1.1B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,320,318,331 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan is a mega filing (48,591 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 942788907 · Sutter Health PY 2022 · Other

Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan · $5.3B · 48,591 · 100th

  • EBSA $5.3B
  • EBSA 48,591
  • EBSA 100th
  • EBSA Other
  • EBSA near The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan
  • EBSA ind #20038

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Washington University Retirement Savings PlanWashington University Retire…$5.9BThe University of Pennsylvania Matching PlanThe University of Pennsylvan…$5.5BSutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings…$5.3BMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanMemorial Sloan Kettering Can…$4.6BRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia UniversityRetirement Plan for Officers…$4.4B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$5.3B
Net Income-$1.1B
Employer EIN942788907
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sutter Health)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sutter Health plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15.1B 24.368392769155733% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$11B$12B$13B$14B$15B$16B 202220232024 $12.1B $15.1B ▲ +24.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 6 97,740 $12.1B
2023 6 100,618 $13.6B
2024 6 108,498 $15.1B

Nearby Other Plans in California

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.320318331 · Participants: 48591Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.38573656 · Participants: 22514Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.535728964 · Participants: 20237Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.200375781 · Participants: 9827Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.677071678 · Participants: 22632University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity PlanCedars-Sinai Health System 403b Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.861389052 · Participants: 10975Cedars-Sinai Health System 403b Retirement Plan
Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan

Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan reports $5.3B in end-of-year assets across 48,591 participants (0.043% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.052% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $109,492 per participant (79% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.1B.

This plan identity (EIN 942788907, plan #337) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $5.3B to $7.6B (+43.5%) while covered participants moved from 48,591 to 54,954 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 48,591 $5.3B This page
2023 50,273 $6.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 54,954 $7.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan in PA ($5.5B); by covered participants it is Northwell Health 403(b) Plan in NY (47,348 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (48,591 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 Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 16.5% during 2022, from $6.4B to $5.3B. Reported net income was -$1.1B.
How have Sutter Health plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sutter Health's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.4%, from $12.1B to $15.1B.
Where does Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan ranks in the 100th 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 Other plans are similar in size to Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan in PA ($5.5B, 13,262 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Northwell Health 403(b) Plan in NY (47,348 participants, $8.3B in assets).