401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$562M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,130
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$179,432
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan · Sponsored by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · New Jersey · Information & Media

$562M in assets, 3,130 participants

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan reported $562M in total assets and 3,130 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.

  • #2,811 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan covers 3,130 participants in New Jersey, 3.7x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $562M.

#2,811
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-16.9%
assets change YoY
5.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $116M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$561,621,928 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings 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. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan lands in the large band (3,130 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 135593032 · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan · $562M · 3,130 · 98th

  • 5500 $562M
  • ASSETS 3,130
  • PCT 98th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Wayfair LLC 401(k) Plan & Trust
  • PHOTO ind #2811

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 New Jersey →

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$676M
Net Assets (End of Year)$562M
Net Income-$116M
Employer EIN135593032
Plan Effective Date1977-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All John Wiley & Sons, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$845M 12.86853125072868% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$750M$800M$850M$900M 202220232024 $748M $845M ▲ +12.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,591 $748M
2023 2 3,961 $825M
2024 2 3,193 $845M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.561621928 · Participants: 3130John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.787229834 · Participants: 168280JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 25.16607858 · Participants: 76788Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.189900271 · Participants: 43271Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.828820505 · Participants: 27796Pfizer Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.40459021 · Participants: 52975Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Wayfair LLC 401(k) Plan & Trust in MA ($562M); by covered participants it is Big 5 Sporting Goods Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in CA (3,131 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($562M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,130 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 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan declined sharply - down 16.9% during 2022, from $676M to $562M. Reported net income was -$116M.
How have John Wiley & Sons, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.9%, from $748M to $845M.
Where does John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan ranks in the 98th 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 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wayfair LLC 401(k) Plan & Trust in MA ($562M, 14,842 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employees' Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Big 5 Sporting Goods Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in CA (3,131 participants, $120M 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 135593032.

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.