401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Paypal Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.6B
Total assets
13,355
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$119,326
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Paypal Holdings, Inc. · California · Professional & Technical Services

$1.6B in assets, 13,355 participants

Paypal Holdings, Inc.'s Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 13,355 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #21,468 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in California

Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan covers 13,355 participants in California, 21x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

$1.6B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
13,355
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$119,326
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $255M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan reports 13,355 participants - 21x that state average ($1.6B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income-$255M
Employer EIN472989869
Plan Effective Date2015-07-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Paypal Holdings, Inc.)

$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B 202220232024 $1.59B $2.25B ▲ +41.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Paypal Holdings, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 13,355 $1.6B
2023 1 12,121 $2.0B
2024 1 10,525 $2.2B

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Scale composition for Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan

Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan reports $1.6B in end-of-year assets across 13,355 participants (0.013% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $119,326 per participant (86% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$255M.

This plan identity (EIN 472989869, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.6B to $2.2B (+41.1%) while covered participants moved from 13,355 to 10,525 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 13,355 $1.6B This page
2023 12,121 $2.0B Open filing
2024 · index core 10,525 $2.2B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.8% during 2022, from $1.8B to $1.6B. Reported net income was -$255M.
How have Paypal Holdings, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Paypal Holdings, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 41.1%, from $1.6B to $2.2B.
Where does Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cdw Coworkers' Profit Sharing Plan in IL ($1.6B, 8,605 participants).

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