401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
167
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$137,258
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Dawson Geophysical Company · Texas · Mining & Oil Extraction

$23M in assets, 167 participants

Dawson Geophysical Company's Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan reported $23M in total assets and 167 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #576 in Mining & Oil Extraction (892 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan covers 167 participants in Texas, about 24% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#576
in Mining & Oil Extraction (892 peers)
-20.8%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,922,044 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (167 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 742095844 · Dawson Geophysical Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan · $23M · 167 · 79th

  • RANK $23M
  • RANK 167
  • RANK 79th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Coating Place, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #576

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 Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) PlanDawson Geophysical Company 4…$23MCoating Place, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) PlanCoating Place, Inc. Profit S…$23MInland Bancorp 401(k) Plan$23MStevens Engineers and Contructors and SubsidiariesStevens Engineers and Contru…$23MLimoneira 401(k) Plan$23M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN742095844
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dawson Geophysical Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dawson Geophysical Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$22M 4.214414735439824% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$22M$24M$26M 202220232024 $22.9M $22M ▼ -4.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 167 $23M
2023 1 211 $25M
2024 1 270 $22M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022922044 · Participants: 167Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 37.578871 · Participants: 144503AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.266 · Participants: 23619Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.794958016 · Participants: 38538Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.806443202 · Participants: 85577American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.969059 · Participants: 47532Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Coating Place, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan in WI ($23M); by covered participants it is 1st Constitution Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in NJ (167 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (167 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 Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 20.8% during 2022, from $29M to $23M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Dawson Geophysical Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dawson Geophysical Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 4.2%, from $23M to $22M.
Where does Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Coating Place, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan in WI ($23M, 133 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is 1st Constitution Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in NJ (167 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 742095844.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.