401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Whirlpool Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $2.7B
- Total assets
- 20,774
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $131,876
- Avg per participant
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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #20,465 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)
Coverage in Michigan
Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 20,774 participants in Michigan, 33x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~632 per filing). Assets: $2.7B.
- $2.7B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 20,774
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $131,876
- avg assets per participant
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.
Participants vs Michigan filers
In Michigan, the average filing covers about 632 participants across 3,963 plans. Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 20,774 participants - 33x that state average ($2.7B EOY assets).
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)
| 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.
Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
- 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 (0.024% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.023% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $131,876 per participant (96% 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)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- 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
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Whirlpool 401(k) Retirement 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 Michigan. Compare plans
- Whirlpool Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 8.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans