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
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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.

State
Industry

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 EIN135315170
Plan Effective Date1965-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pfizer Inc)

$28B$29B$30B$31B$32B$33B 202220232024 $28.8B $32B ▲ +10.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Pfizer Inc plans on file
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

Pfizer Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 10203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Pfizer Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k…Verizon Savings Plan…Johnson and Johnson …Ernst & Young Retire…Merck US Savings Plan
Pfizer Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

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:

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401(k) plans in other states closest to Pfizer Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pfizer Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Pfizer Savings Plan declined sharply - down 17.9% during 2022, from $21.7B to $17.8B. Reported net income was -$3.9B.
How have Pfizer Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Pfizer Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.9%, from $28.8B to $32.0B.
Where does Pfizer Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pfizer Savings Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 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 Pfizer Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Amazon 401(k) Plan in WA ($17.7B, 1,230,308 participants).

Filing takeaways

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