401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
United Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $7.4B
- Total assets
- 46,613
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $159,218
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by United Airlines, Inc. · Illinois · Transportation & Warehousing
$7.4B in assets, 46,613 participants
United Airlines, Inc.'s United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan reported $7.4B in total assets and 46,613 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #3,869 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,884 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan covers 46,613 participants in Illinois, 61x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~768 per filing). Assets: $7.4B.
- $7.4B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 46,613
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $159,218
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $1.9B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Illinois filers
In Illinois, the average filing covers about 768 participants across 5,440 plans. United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan reports 46,613 participants - 61x that state average ($7.4B EOY assets).
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $9.3B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $7.4B |
| Net Income | -$1.9B |
| Employer EIN | 742099724 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1984-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (United Airlines, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 110,304 | $26.7B |
| 2023 | 6 | 114,586 | $31.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 102,481 | $32.6B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $14.7B · 53,616
- Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan $14.3B · 66,653
- Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $13.3B · 36,136
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $11.8B · 13,437
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $11.7B · 238,072
Scale composition for United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan
United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan reports $7.4B in end-of-year assets across 46,613 participants (0.064% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.052% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $159,218 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.9B.
This plan identity (EIN 742099724, plan #222) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.4B to $10.3B (+38.6%) while covered participants moved from 46,613 to 57,326 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46,613 | $7.4B | This page |
| 2023 | 47,594 | $8.9B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 57,326 | $10.3B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan (401(k), $16.8B, 16,659 participants)
- United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $10.3B, 57,326 participants)
- United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan (401(k), $5.3B, 27,196 participants)
- The Continental Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $3.5B, 25,492 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise 401(k)Plan (TX) $7.4B · 15,255
- Ubs 401(k) Plan Trust (NJ) $7.4B · 21,046
- Lowes 401(k) Plan (NC) $7.4B · 284,864
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan (OH) $7.3B · 116,133
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
- United Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans