401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Messer North America Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$295M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,821
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$162,026
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Messer Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Messer North America Inc · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$295M in assets, 1,821 participants

Messer North America Inc's Messer Retirement Savings Plan reported $295M in total assets and 1,821 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #19,526 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Messer Retirement Savings Plan covers 1,821 participants in New Jersey, 2.2x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $295M.

#19,526
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.1%
assets change YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $61M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Messer Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Messer Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$295,049,962 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Messer Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Messer Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,821 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 201043281 · Messer North America Inc PY 2022 · 401(k)

Messer Retirement Savings Plan · $295M · 1,821 · 97th

  • PHOTO $295M
  • PHOTO 1,821
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  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Foley Hoag LLP Savings and Retirement Plan
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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 New Jersey →

Messer Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Primo Retirement Savings Plan$295MHonigman LLP Income Deferral and Profit Sharing PlanHonigman LLP Income Deferral…$295MFoley Hoag LLP Savings and Retirement PlanFoley Hoag LLP Savings and R…$295MMesser Retirement Savings PlanMesser Retirement Savings Pl…$295MTrinet 401(k) Colleague Plan$295M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Messer Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$356M
Net Assets (End of Year)$295M
Net Income-$61M
Employer EIN201043281
Plan Effective Date2019-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Messer North America Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Messer North America Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$397M 34.658325426254414% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $295M $397M ▲ +34.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,821 $295M
2023 1 1,926 $351M
2024 1 2,156 $397M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Messer Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Messer Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.295049962 · Participants: 1821Messer Retirement Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.787229834 · Participants: 168280JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 25.16607858 · Participants: 76788Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.189900271 · Participants: 43271Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.828820505 · Participants: 27796Pfizer Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.40459021 · Participants: 52975Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan
Messer Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Messer Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Foley Hoag LLP Savings and Retirement Plan in MA ($295M); by covered participants it is Computer Task Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY (1,821 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($295M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,821 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 Messer Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Messer Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 17.1% during 2022, from $356M to $295M. Reported net income was -$61M.
How have Messer North America Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Messer North America Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.7%, from $295M to $397M.
Where does Messer Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Messer Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Messer Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Foley Hoag LLP Savings and Retirement Plan in MA ($295M, 591 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Messer Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Computer Task Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY (1,821 participants, $177M 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 201043281.

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.