401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$13.2B
Total assets: 72,820
Participants: 100th
Percentile by assets: $181,858
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Delta Air Lines, Inc. · Georgia · Transportation & Warehousing

$13.2B in assets, 72,820 participants

Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $13.2B in total assets and 72,820 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)
#3,879 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,884 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 72,820 participants in Georgia, 65x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $13.2B.

$13.2B
total plan assets (2022 EOY): 72,820
covered participants: 100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans): $181,858
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $2.5B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State

Georgia

Industry

Transportation & Warehousing

Participants vs Georgia filers

In Georgia, the average filing covers about 1,126 participants across 3,470 plans. Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 72,820 participants - 65x that state average ($13.2B EOY assets).

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$15.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$13.2B
Net Income	-$2.5B
Employer EIN	580218548
Plan Effective Date	1971-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Delta Air Lines, Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all Delta Air Lines, Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	11	112,289	$40.2B
2023	12	136,516	$46.0B
2024	9	136,853	$42.7B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

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

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

The Teamster-UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan $14.7B · 549,610
Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots $11.5B · 12,193
UPS 401 (K) Savings Plan $11.3B · 107,310
The Home Depot Futurebuilder $10.7B · 423,174
The Southern Company Employee Savings Plan $7.8B · 27,061

Compare Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $13.2B in end-of-year assets across 72,820 participants (0.11% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.081% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $181,858 per participant (1.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$2.5B.

This plan identity (EIN 580218548, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $13.2B to $19.0B (+43.4%) while covered participants moved from 72,820 to 89,836 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year	Participants	EOY assets	Filing
2022	72,820	$13.2B	This page
2023	83,136	$16.2B	Open filing
2024 · index core	89,836	$19.0B	Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan (401(k), $19.0B, 89,836 participants)
Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots (401(k), $15.9B, 14,473 participants)
Delta Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $7.3B, 15,222 participants)
Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Pilot Employees (Defined Benefit (Pension), $4.5B, 1,483 participants)

Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan (IL) $13.3B · 36,136
401(k) Pension Plan (VA) $13.0B · 61,481
L3harris Retirement Savings Plan (FL) $12.9B · 41,096
American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan (TX) $12.8B · 85,577

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.7% during 2022, from $15.7B to $13.2B. Reported net income was -$2.5B.

How have Delta Air Lines, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 6.2%, from $40.2B to $42.7B.

Where does Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 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 Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan in IL ($13.3B, 36,136 participants).

Next read for Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Delta 401(k) Retirement 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 Georgia. Compare plans
Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 6.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans

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 580218548.