401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Pfizer Inc 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $17.8B
- Total assets
- 27,796
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $641,417
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Pfizer Savings Plan · Sponsored by Pfizer Inc · New Jersey · Manufacturing
$17.8B in assets, 27,796 participants
Pfizer Inc's Pfizer Savings Plan reported $17.8B in total assets and 27,796 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 139,258 plans)
- #20,611 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Pfizer Savings Plan covers 27,796 participants in New Jersey, 32x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~865 per filing). Assets: $17.8B.
- $17.8B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 27,796
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $641,417
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $3.9B 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 865 participants across 3,927 plans. Pfizer Savings Plan reports 27,796 participants - 32x that state average ($17.8B EOY assets).
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $21.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $17.8B |
| Net Income | -$3.9B |
| Employer EIN | 135315170 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1965-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Pfizer Inc)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 39,879 | $28.8B |
| 2023 | 4 | 39,678 | $30.6B |
| 2024 | 4 | 42,215 | $32.0B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Pfizer 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
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $12.4B · 52,975
- Merck US Savings Plan $11.5B · 25,956
Scale composition for Pfizer Savings Plan
Pfizer Savings Plan reports $17.8B in end-of-year assets across 27,796 participants (0.15% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.031% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $641,417 per participant (4.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$3.9B.
This plan identity (EIN 135315170, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $17.8B to $22.0B (+23.3%) while covered participants moved from 27,796 to 33,309 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27,796 | $17.8B | This page |
| 2023 | 30,033 | $19.6B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 33,309 | $22.0B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Pfizer Savings Plan (401(k), $22.0B, 33,309 participants)
- Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $10.0B, 8,876 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Pfizer Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Amazon 401(k) Plan (WA) $17.7B · 1,230,308
- General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States (MI) $18.1B · 43,382
- Citi Retirement Savings Plan (CT) $17.4B · 70,070
- Intel 401(k) Savings Plan (CA) $18.4B · 54,672
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Pfizer Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Pfizer 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
- Pfizer Inc's sponsor-wide assets have grown 10.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans