401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12.4B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
52,975
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$234,159
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ernst & Young U.S. LLP · New Jersey · Professional & Technical Services

$12.4B in assets, 52,975 participants

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan reported $12.4B in total assets and 52,975 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.

  • #21,556 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan covers 52,975 participants in New Jersey, 63x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $12.4B.

#21,556
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-17.5%
assets change YoY
124×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $2.8B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$12,404,590,210 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (52,975 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 346565596 · Ernst & Young U.S. LLP PY 2022 · 401(k)

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan · $12.4B · 52,975 · 100th

  • SCH $12.4B
  • SCH 52,975
  • SCH 100th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan)
  • SCH ind #21556

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(…$12.8BErnst & Young Retirement Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Sav…$12.4BMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan)Medtronic Savings and Invest…$12.2BThe Pepsico Savings Plan$12.1BDell Inc. 401(k) Plan$12.0B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$12.4B
Net Income-$2.8B
Employer EIN346565596
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ernst & Young U.S. LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ernst & Young U.S. LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28.5B 25.44561612724755% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$22B$24B$26B$28B$30B 202220232024 $22.7B $28.5B ▲ +25.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 100,421 $22.7B
2023 5 110,953 $25.5B
2024 5 111,083 $28.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 10203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.40459021 · Participants: 52975Ernst & Young Retirement 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 PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.529763676 · Participants: 25956Merck US Savings Plan
Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan reports $12.4B in end-of-year assets across 52,975 participants (0.10% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.056% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $234,159 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$2.8B.

This plan identity (EIN 346565596, plan #112) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $12.4B to $18.3B (+47.7%) while covered participants moved from 52,975 to 56,714 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 52,975 $12.4B This page
2023 59,346 $15.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 56,714 $18.3B Open filing

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

Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan) in MN ($12.2B); by covered participants it is Robert Half International Inc. 401(k) Plan for Contract Talent in CA (53,014 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($12.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (52,975 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 Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 17.5% during 2022, from $15.0B to $12.4B. Reported net income was -$2.8B.
How have Ernst & Young U.S. LLP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.4%, from $22.7B to $28.5B.
Where does Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 100th 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 Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (Also Known as the Medtronic 401(k) Plan) in MN ($12.2B, 38,825 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Robert Half International Inc. 401(k) Plan for Contract Talent in CA (53,014 participants, $119M in assets).