401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.3B
Total assets
57,377
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$21,858
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Tesla, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$1.3B in assets, 57,377 participants

Tesla, Inc.'s Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 57,377 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #20,264 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in California

Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 57,377 participants in California, 91x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

$1.3B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
57,377
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$21,858
avg assets per participant

Where Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,254,160,619 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

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Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports 57,377 participants - 91x that state average ($1.3B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income$62M
Employer EIN912197729
Plan Effective Date2004-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tesla, Inc.)

$1B$1.5B$2B$2.5B$3B 202220232024 $1.25B $2.46B ▲ +96.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Tesla, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 57,377 $1.3B
2023 1 74,647 $1.9B
2024 1 80,827 $2.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Tesla, Inc. 401(k) P…Wells Fargo & Compan…Google LLC 401(k) Sa…Oracle Corporation 4…Chevron Employee Sav…Intel 401(k) Savings…
Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $1.3B in end-of-year assets across 57,377 participants (0.010% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.061% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $21,858 per participant (16% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was $62M.

This plan identity (EIN 912197729, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.3B to $2.5B (+96.4%) while covered participants moved from 57,377 to 80,827 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 57,377 $1.3B This page
2023 74,647 $1.9B Open filing
2024 · index core 80,827 $2.5B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022?
Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.2% during 2022, from $1.2B to $1.3B. Reported net income was $62M.
How have Tesla, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tesla, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 96.4%, from $1.3B to $2.5B.
Where does Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 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 Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Grant Thornton LLP 401(k) Savings Plan in IL ($1.3B, 7,772 participants).

Filing takeaways

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