401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
7,874
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$252,429
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Western Digital Corporation · California · Manufacturing

$2.0B in assets, 7,874 participants

Western Digital Corporation's Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $2.0B in total assets and 7,874 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.

  • #20,381 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in California

Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan covers 7,874 participants in California, 12x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $2.0B.

#20,381
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-16.5%
assets change YoY
20×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $393M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,987,625,395 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

Western Digital Corporation 401(k) 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. Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (7,874 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 330956711 · Western Digital Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan · $2.0B · 7,874 · 99th

  • 5500 $2.0B
  • ASSETS 7,874
  • PCT 99th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Avangrid Union 401(k) Plan
  • PHOTO ind #20381

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 California →

Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wood 401(k) Plan$2.0BWestern Digital Corporation 401(k) PlanWestern Digital Corporation …$2.0BAvangrid Union 401(k) Plan$2.0BAT&T Savings and Security PlanAT&T Savings and Security Pl…$2.0BBurlington Northern Santa Fe Investment and Retirement PlanBurlington Northern Santa Fe…$2.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.0B
Net Income-$393M
Employer EIN330956711
Plan Effective Date1984-10-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Western Digital Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Western Digital Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.5B 24.584959934062425% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B 202220232024 $1.99B $2.48B ▲ +24.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 7,874 $2.0B
2023 1 7,690 $2.2B
2024 1 6,558 $2.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.987625395 · Participants: 7874Western Digital Corporation 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Scale composition for Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan

Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan reports $2.0B in end-of-year assets across 7,874 participants (0.016% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $252,429 per participant (1.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$393M.

This plan identity (EIN 330956711, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.0B to $2.5B (+24.6%) while covered participants moved from 7,874 to 6,558 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,874 $2.0B This page
2023 7,690 $2.2B Open filing
2024 · index core 6,558 $2.5B Open filing

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

Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Avangrid Union 401(k) Plan in CT ($2.0B); by covered participants it is Essilor of America Retirement Savings Plan in TX (7,871 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,874 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 Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.5% during 2022, from $2.4B to $2.0B. Reported net income was -$393M.
How have Western Digital Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Western Digital Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.6%, from $2.0B to $2.5B.
Where does Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Western Digital Corporation 401(k) 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 Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Avangrid Union 401(k) Plan in CT ($2.0B, 3,640 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Essilor of America Retirement Savings Plan in TX (7,871 participants, $925M 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 330956711.

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.