401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Apple Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15.0B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
96,218
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$155,862
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Apple 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Apple Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$15.0B in assets, 96,218 participants

Apple Inc.'s Apple 401(k) Plan reported $15.0B in total assets and 96,218 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.

  • #20,580 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in California

Apple 401(k) Plan covers 96,218 participants in California, 153x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $15.0B.

#20,580
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-10.3%
assets change YoY
150×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $1.7B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Apple 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Apple 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$14,996,693,519 Highest reported value at or above every one of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Apple 401(k) 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. Apple 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (96,218 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 942404110 · Apple Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Apple 401(k) Plan · $15.0B · 96,218 · 100th

  • EOY $15.0B
  • 5500 96,218
  • ASSETS 100th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan
  • RANK ind #20580

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 California →

Apple 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Apple 401(k) Plan$15.0BComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanComcast Corporation Retireme…$14.8BThe Teamster-UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings PlanThe Teamster-UPS National 40…$14.7BState Farm 401(k) Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Pl…$14.7BHoneywell 401(k) Plan$14.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Apple 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$15.0B
Net Income-$1.7B
Employer EIN942404110
Plan Effective Date1984-03-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Apple Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Apple Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$24.7B 64.79978973823823% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10B$15B$20B$25B$30B 202220232024 $15B $24.7B ▲ +64.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 96,218 $15.0B
2023 1 106,111 $19.8B
2024 1 101,450 $24.7B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Apple 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 1020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Apple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.996693519 · Participants: 96218Apple 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Apple 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Apple 401(k) Plan

Apple 401(k) Plan reports $15.0B in end-of-year assets across 96,218 participants (0.12% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.10% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $155,862 per participant (1.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.7B.

This plan identity (EIN 942404110, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $15.0B to $24.7B (+64.8%) while covered participants moved from 96,218 to 101,450 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 96,218 $15.0B This page
2023 106,111 $19.8B Open filing
2024 · index core 101,450 $24.7B Open filing

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

Apple 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan in PA ($14.8B); by covered participants it is 401(k) Savings Plan in WA (95,581 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($15.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (96,218 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Apple 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Apple 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.3% during 2022, from $16.7B to $15.0B. Reported net income was -$1.7B.
How have Apple Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Apple Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 64.8%, from $15.0B to $24.7B.
Where does Apple 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Apple 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th 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 Apple 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan in PA ($14.8B, 97,769 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Apple 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is 401(k) Savings Plan in WA (95,581 participants, $5.9B in assets).