401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Merck & Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $11.5B
- Total assets
- 25,956
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $444,204
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Merck US Savings Plan · Sponsored by Merck & Co., Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing
$11.5B in assets, 25,956 participants
Merck & Co., Inc.'s Merck US Savings Plan reported $11.5B in total assets and 25,956 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 139,126 plans)
- #20,562 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Merck US Savings Plan covers 25,956 participants in New Jersey, 31x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $11.5B.
- $11.5B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 25,956
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $444,204
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $2.1B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs New Jersey filers
In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Merck US Savings Plan reports 25,956 participants - 31x that state average ($11.5B EOY assets).
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $13.6B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $11.5B |
| Net Income | -$2.1B |
| Employer EIN | 221918501 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1959-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Merck & Co., Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 55,803 | $22.2B |
| 2023 | 4 | 57,497 | $24.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 59,874 | $26.3B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Merck US Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $36.8B · 168,280
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $25.2B · 76,788
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $21.2B · 43,271
- Pfizer Savings Plan $17.8B · 27,796
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $12.4B · 52,975
Scale composition for Merck US Savings Plan
Merck US Savings Plan reports $11.5B in end-of-year assets across 25,956 participants (0.094% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.028% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $444,204 per participant (3.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$2.1B.
This plan identity (EIN 221918501, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $11.5B to $15.0B (+29.8%) while covered participants moved from 25,956 to 27,956 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25,956 | $11.5B | This page |
| 2023 | 26,850 | $13.4B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 27,956 | $15.0B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Merck US Savings Plan (401(k), $15.0B, 27,956 participants)
- Merck US Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $10.1B, 26,843 participants)
- Retirement Plan for the Hourly Employees of Msd (Defined Benefit (Pension), $660M, 2,880 participants)
- Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan (401(k), $545M, 2,195 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Merck US Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots (GA) $11.5B · 12,193
- Cigna 401(k) Plan (PA) $11.5B · 66,147
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan (IL) $11.7B · 238,072
- UPS 401 (K) Savings Plan (GA) $11.3B · 107,310
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Merck US Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Merck US Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in New Jersey. Compare plans
- Merck & Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans