401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
14,003
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$86,383
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$1.2B in assets, 14,003 participants

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC's Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 14,003 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #20,252 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan covers 14,003 participants in North Carolina, 17x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

#20,252
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-11.5%
assets change YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $158M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,209,616,750 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings 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. Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (14,003 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 561640186 · Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan · $1.2B · 14,003 · 99th

  • PCT $1.2B
  • EIN 14,003
  • RANK 99th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Carmax, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #20252

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 North Carolina →

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings PlanPharmaceutical Product Devel…$1.2BCarmax, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanCarmax, Inc. Retirement Savi…$1.2BWorley Group Inc. 401(k) Plan$1.2BSsm Health 401(k) Plan$1.2BHexagon Employee Retirement Savings PlanHexagon Employee Retirement …$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income-$158M
Employer EIN561640186
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0B$0.5B$1B$1.5B$2B 202220232024 $1.21B $0B ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 14,003 $1.2B
2023 1 15,886 $1.5B
2024 1 14,922 N/A

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.20961675 · Participants: 14003Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.134026012 · Participants: 169036The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.565715066 · Participants: 39007Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.364902 · Participants: 27731Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.965353965 · Participants: 51871Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanLowes 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.355936526 · Participants: 284864Lowes 401(k) Plan
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan reports $1.2B in end-of-year assets across 14,003 participants (0.010% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $86,383 per participant (62% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$158M.

This plan identity (EIN 561640186, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 while covered participants moved from 14,003 to 14,922 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 14,003 $1.2B This page
2023 15,886 $1.5B Open filing
2024 14,922 N/A Open filing

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Carmax, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Ntess Savings and Income Plan in NM (14,007 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (14,003 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 Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.5% during 2022, from $1.4B to $1.2B. Reported net income was -$158M.
Where does Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Carmax, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($1.2B, 30,993 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ntess Savings and Income Plan in NM (14,007 participants, $5.0B in assets).