401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
9,201
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$278,113
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$2.6B in assets, 9,201 participants

Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan reported $2.6B in total assets and 9,201 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.

  • #20,428 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in California

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan covers 9,201 participants in California, 15x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $2.6B.

#20,428
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-13.4%
assets change YoY
26×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $396M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,558,919,229 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

Gilead Sciences 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. Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (9,201 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 943047598 · Gilead Sciences, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan · $2.6B · 9,201 · 100th

  • BOY $2.6B
  • SCH 9,201
  • EBSA 100th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Mastercard Savings Plan
  • NET ind #20428

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 →

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan$2.6BMastercard Savings Plan$2.6BEnvision Healthcare Corporation 401(k) PlanEnvision Healthcare Corporat…$2.5BWellington Retirement and Pension PlanWellington Retirement and Pe…$2.5BIqvia 401(k) Plan$2.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.6B
Net Income-$396M
Employer EIN943047598
Plan Effective Date1989-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gilead Sciences, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gilead Sciences, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.3B 67.46941679260013% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$3B$4B$5B 202220232024 $2.56B $4.29B ▲ +67.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 9,201 $2.6B
2023 1 10,757 $3.5B
2024 1 11,304 $4.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.558919229 · Participants: 9201Gilead Sciences 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
Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan reports $2.6B in end-of-year assets across 9,201 participants (0.021% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $278,113 per participant (2.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$396M.

This plan identity (EIN 943047598, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.6B to $4.3B (+67.5%) while covered participants moved from 9,201 to 11,304 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,201 $2.6B This page
2023 10,757 $3.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 11,304 $4.3B Open filing

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

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mastercard Savings Plan in NY ($2.6B); by covered participants it is Infinity Healthcare Mgmt. 401(k) Plan in IL (9,209 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,201 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 Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.4% during 2022, from $3.0B to $2.6B. Reported net income was -$396M.
How have Gilead Sciences, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 67.5%, from $2.6B to $4.3B.
Where does Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gilead Sciences 401(k) 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mastercard Savings Plan in NY ($2.6B, 8,606 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Infinity Healthcare Mgmt. 401(k) Plan in IL (9,209 participants, $9M in assets).