401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Columbia Banking System, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$249M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,235
Participants Above avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$111,555
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Columbia Banking System, Inc. · Washington · Finance & Insurance

$249M in assets, 2,235 participants

Columbia Banking System, Inc.'s Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust reported $249M in total assets and 2,235 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,676 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust sits by assets

Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $249M for 2,235 participants (~$111,555/participant), down 5.2% in 2022.

#8,676
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-5.2%
assets change YoY
2.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $35M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$249,325,254 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust'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. Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust lands in the large band (2,235 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 911422237 · Columbia Banking System, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust · $249M · 2,235 · 96th

  • TYPE $249M
  • NET 2,235
  • BOOK 96th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Prestige Employee Administrators Retirement Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #8676

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Jennie-O Turkey Store Retirement Savings PlanJennie-O Turkey Store Retire…$249MColumbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and TrustColumbia Bank Cash or Deferr…$249MPrestige Employee Administrators Retirement Savings PlanPrestige Employee Administra…$249MLakeland Regional Health System Retirement PlanLakeland Regional Health Sys…$249MCarters 401(k) Savings Plan$249M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$263M
Net Assets (End of Year)$249M
Net Income-$35M
Employer EIN911422237
Plan Effective Date1984-08-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Columbia Banking System, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Columbia Banking System, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$761M 17.956061078838893% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$600M$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $645M $761M ▲ +18.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,914 $645M
2023 2 5,740 $695M
2024 1 4,927 $761M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500000050000010000001500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.249325254 · Participants: 2235Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and TrustThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 63.503643295 · Participants: 118434The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.602667639 · Participants: 109797Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.912962472 · Participants: 181505Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanAmazon 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.732345025 · Participants: 1230308Amazon 401(k) PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.280031396 · Participants: 75797T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust
Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Prestige Employee Administrators Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($249M); by covered participants it is Acuity Brands, Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA (2,235 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($249M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,235 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 Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust pulled back noticeably - down 5.2% during 2022, from $263M to $249M. Reported net income was -$35M.
How have Columbia Banking System, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Columbia Banking System, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $645M to $761M.
Where does Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust ranks in the 96th 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 Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Prestige Employee Administrators Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($249M, 5,779 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Columbia Bank Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Acuity Brands, Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA (2,235 participants, $392M 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 911422237.

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.