401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Packaging Corporation of America 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,592
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$257,305
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by Packaging Corporation of America · Illinois · Manufacturing

$1.2B in assets, 4,592 participants

Packaging Corporation of America's Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees reported $1.2B in total assets and 4,592 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.

  • #20,249 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees covers 4,592 participants in Illinois, 5.9x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

#20,249
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-18.9%
assets change YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $276M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,181,544,962 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

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees'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. Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees lands in the large band (4,592 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 364277050 · Packaging Corporation of America PY 2022 · 401(k)

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees · $1.2B · 4,592 · 99th

  • EBSA $1.2B
  • EBSA 4,592
  • EBSA 99th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Unisys Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #20249

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 Illinois →

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Unisys Savings Plan$1.2BIac Inc. Retirement Savings PlanIac Inc. Retirement Savings …$1.2BDarden Savings Plan$1.2BPackaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried EmployeesPackaging Corporation of Ame…$1.2BExpedia Retirement Savings PlanExpedia Retirement Savings P…$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income-$276M
Employer EIN364277050
Plan Effective Date2000-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Packaging Corporation of America)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Packaging Corporation of America plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.0B 22.235714965809493% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.26B $3.99B ▲ +22.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,251 $3.3B
2023 5 20,299 $3.7B
2024 5 19,472 $4.0B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 1.181544962 · Participants: 4592Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried EmployeesState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Unisys Savings Plan in PA ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Electronic Arts Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (4,592 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,592 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 Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees assets move in 2022? ▼
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees declined sharply - down 18.9% during 2022, from $1.5B to $1.2B. Reported net income was -$276M.
How have Packaging Corporation of America plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Packaging Corporation of America's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.2%, from $3.3B to $4.0B.
Where does Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees 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 Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Unisys Savings Plan in PA ($1.2B, 3,022 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Electronic Arts Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (4,592 participants, $861M 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 364277050.

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.