401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Unifirst Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $452M
- Total assets
- 10,533
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $42,939
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Unifirst Corporation · Massachusetts · Other Services
$452M in assets, 10,533 participants
Unifirst Corporation's Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan reported $452M in total assets and 10,533 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #8,350 in Other Services (8,398 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan covers 10,533 participants in Massachusetts, 16x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $452M.
- $452M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 10,533
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $42,939
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $92M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Massachusetts filers
In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 659 participants across 4,265 plans. Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan reports 10,533 participants - 16x that state average ($452M EOY assets).
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $544M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $451M |
| Net Income | -$92M |
| Employer EIN | 042103460 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1959-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Unifirst Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 10,586 | $455M |
| 2023 | 2 | 11,532 | $514M |
| 2024 | 2 | 11,854 | $557M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $23.0B · 52,036
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $8.8B · 32,843
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $5.8B · 13,690
- Philips North America 401(k) Plan $5.2B · 19,750
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $4.9B · 18,359
Scale composition for Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan
Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan reports $452M in end-of-year assets across 10,533 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $42,939 per participant (31% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$92M.
This plan identity (EIN 042103460, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $452M to $554M (+22.5%) while covered participants moved from 10,533 to 11,814 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,533 | $452M | This page |
| 2023 | 11,487 | $511M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 11,814 | $554M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan (401(k), $554M, 11,814 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (VA) $453M · 1,569
- Daimler Truck North America, LLC UAW Retirement Savings Plan (OR) $452M · 6,485
- Ovintiv U.S. Retirement Plan (CO) $452M · 1,007
- Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC Retirement Investment Plan (MN) $452M · 10,996
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Massachusetts. Compare plans
- Unifirst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Other Services plans