Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Salk Institute for Biological Studies Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $264M
- Total assets
- 880
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $299,526
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Salk Institute Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Salk Institute for Biological Studies · California · Professional & Technical Services
$264M in assets, 880 participants
Salk Institute for Biological Studies's The Salk Institute Retirement Plan reported $264M in total assets and 880 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #21,008 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
Where The Salk Institute Retirement Plan sits by assets
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $264M for 880 participants (~$299,526/participant), down 17.6% in 2022.
- $264M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 880
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $299,526
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $56M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, The Salk Institute Retirement Plan outranks 96% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 2.6x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $320M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $264M |
| Net Income | -$56M |
| Employer EIN | 952160097 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1964-06-11 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 880 | $264M |
| 2023 | 1 | 876 | $299M |
| 2024 | 1 | 864 | $311M |
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Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally
Other plans in other states closest to The Salk Institute Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Elon University Defined Contribution Plan (NC) $265M · 1,508
- Intermountain Healthcare Tax Deferred Savings 403(b) Plan (UT) $262M · 38,547
- Abington Memorial Hospital 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan (PA) $265M · 6,386
- Gbmc, Inc. Voluntary 403(b) Plan (MD) $262M · 4,276
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- Salk Institute for Biological Studies's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans