401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Salem Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$105M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,312
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$80,371
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Salem Media Group, Inc. · California · Information & Media

$105M in assets, 1,312 participants

Salem Media Group, Inc.'s Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan reported $105M in total assets and 1,312 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #2,601 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in California

Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan covers 1,312 participants in California, 2.1x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $105M.

#2,601
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-10.8%
assets change YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$105,446,270 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) 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. Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,312 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 770121400 · Salem Media Group, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan · $105M · 1,312 · 93rd

  • EOY $105M
  • 5500 1,312
  • ASSETS 93rd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Mexichem Fluor, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #2601

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$118M
Net Assets (End of Year)$105M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN770121400
Plan Effective Date1993-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Salem Media Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Salem Media Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$128M 21.34034802748357% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$110M$120M$130M$140M 202220232024 $105M $128M ▲ +21.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,312 $105M
2023 1 1,308 $122M
2024 1 1,305 $128M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.10544627 · Participants: 1312Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 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
Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mexichem Fluor, Inc. 401(k) Plan in LA ($105M); by covered participants it is Armstrong Flooring Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in NJ (1,312 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,312 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 Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.8% during 2022, from $118M to $105M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have Salem Media Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Salem Media Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.3%, from $105M to $128M.
Where does Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mexichem Fluor, Inc. 401(k) Plan in LA ($105M, 606 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Salem Media Group, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Armstrong Flooring Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in NJ (1,312 participants, $134K 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 770121400.

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.