401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Merck & Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$463M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,680
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$172,901
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan · Sponsored by Merck & Co., Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$463M in assets, 2,680 participants

Merck & Co., Inc.'s Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan reported $463M in total assets and 2,680 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #19,820 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan covers 2,680 participants in New Jersey, 3.2x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $463M.

#19,820
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-14.3%
assets change YoY
4.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $77M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$463,374,837 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings 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. Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,680 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 221918501 · Merck & Co., Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan · $463M · 2,680 · 98th

  • NET $463M
  • NET 2,680
  • NET 98th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Sheet Metal Local 10 Supplemental Retirement Fund
  • NET ind #19820

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 401(k) PlanTake-Two Interactive Softwar…$464MD. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan$464MMsd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings PlanMsd Employee Stock Purchase …$463MSheet Metal Local 10 Supplemental Retirement FundSheet Metal Local 10 Supplem…$463MDomtar US Hourly 401(k) Plan$463M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$540M
Net Assets (End of Year)$463M
Net Income-$77M
Employer EIN221918501
Plan Effective Date1983-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merck & Co., Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merck & Co., Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$26.3B 18.13047230036898% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20B$22B$24B$26B$28B 202220232024 $22.2B $26.3B ▲ +18.1%
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.

Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.463374837 · Participants: 2680Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.787229834 · Participants: 168280JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 25.16607858 · Participants: 76788Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.189900271 · Participants: 43271Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.828820505 · Participants: 27796Pfizer Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.40459021 · Participants: 52975Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan
Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sheet Metal Local 10 Supplemental Retirement Fund in MN ($463M); by covered participants it is Rheem Defined Contribution Plan in GA (2,680 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($463M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,680 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 Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.3% during 2022, from $540M to $463M. Reported net income was -$77M.
How have Merck & Co., Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merck & Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.1%, from $22.2B to $26.3B.
Where does Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sheet Metal Local 10 Supplemental Retirement Fund in MN ($463M, 4,781 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rheem Defined Contribution Plan in GA (2,680 participants, $308M in assets).

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 221918501.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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