401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Whirlpool Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.7B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 20,774
- Participants Very large workforce
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $131,876
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation · Michigan · Manufacturing
$2.7B in assets, 20,774 participants
Whirlpool Corporation's Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $2.7B in total assets and 20,774 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.
- #20,438 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Michigan
Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 20,774 participants in Michigan, 33x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $2.7B.
- #20,438
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -20.8%
- assets change YoY
- 27×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $718M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$2,739,596,624 Highest reported value at or above every one of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan is a mega filing (20,774 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 381490038 · Whirlpool Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)
Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan · $2.7B · 20,774 · 100th
- EIN $2.7B
- RANK 20,774
- PHOTO 100th
- IND 401(k)
- EOY near Ameren Corporation Savings Investment Plan
- 5500 ind #20438
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 Michigan →
Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Michigan filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $3.5B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.7B |
| Net Income | -$718M |
| Employer EIN | 381490038 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1953-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Whirlpool Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Whirlpool Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $5.2B 8.10805951044653% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 25,815 | $4.8B |
| 2023 | 2 | 24,147 | $5.2B |
| 2024 | 2 | 23,249 | $5.2B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States $18.1B · 43,382
- Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees $13.8B · 32,974
- The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan $9.3B · 16,930
- The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States $7.5B · 40,458
- Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees $6.4B · 57,811
Scale composition for Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan
Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $2.7B in end-of-year assets across 20,774 participants (0.022% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.022% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $131,876 per participant (95% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$718M.
This plan identity (EIN 381490038, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.7B to $3.5B (+26.0%) while covered participants moved from 20,774 to 19,016 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20,774 | $2.7B | This page |
| 2023 | 19,575 | $3.3B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 19,016 | $3.5B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan (401(k), $3.5B, 19,016 participants)
- Whirlpool Tammy Employees Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.7B, 4,233 participants)
Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ameren Corporation Savings Investment Plan in MO ($2.7B); by covered participants it is McDonald's Corporation 401(k) Plan in IL (20,788 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.7B here).
- Ameren Corporation Savings Investment Plan (MO) $2.7B · 9,307
- Ilwu-Pma Savings (401(k)) Plan (CA) $2.8B · 16,930
- Swagelok Retirement Savings Plan (OH) $2.7B · 4,564
- Davita Retirement Savings Plan (CO) $2.8B · 57,172
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (20,774 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- McDonald's Corporation 401(k) Plan (IL) 20,788 · 14 off
- Regions Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan (AL) 20,809 · 35 off
- Infosys Limited Tax Savings 401(k) Safe Harbor Plan (TX) 20,819 · 45 off
- Carvana, LLC 401(k) Plan (AZ) 20,696 · 78 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.