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
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 EIN | 472989869 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2015-07-18 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Paypal Holdings, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 13,355 | $1.6B |
| 2023 | 1 | 12,121 | $2.0B |
| 2024 | 1 | 10,525 | $2.2B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in California
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
- Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan $45.8B · 205,865
- Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $28.9B · 102,963
- Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan $21.9B · 46,320
- Chevron Employee Savings Investment Plan $18.6B · 19,946
- Intel 401(k) Savings Plan $18.4B · 54,672
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:
- Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $2.2B, 10,525 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Cdw Coworkers' Profit Sharing Plan (IL) $1.6B · 8,605
- Westinghouse Electric Company Savings Plan (PA) $1.6B · 4,804
- Amerisourcebergen Employee Investment Plan (PA) $1.6B · 17,273
- Ryder System, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (FL) $1.6B · 35,189
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Paypal 401(k) 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 California. Compare plans
- Paypal Holdings, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 41.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans