401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

United States Steel Corporation and Affiliated Cos. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$50M
Total assets Below avg plan size
768
Participants Near avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$64,563
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Big River Steel 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by United States Steel Corporation and Affiliated Cos. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$50M in assets, 768 participants

United States Steel Corporation and Affiliated Cos.'s Big River Steel 401(k) Plan reported $50M in total assets and 768 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #14,777 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Big River Steel 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Big River Steel 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $50M for 768 participants (~$64,563/participant), up 67.2% in 2023.

#14,777
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+67.2%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Big River Steel 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Big River Steel 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$49,584,691 Top 15% higher than 85% of 127,068 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 2023

Big River Steel 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Big River Steel 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (768 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Big River Steel 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Big River Steel 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $30M in the plan year 2022 filing to $50M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Big River Steel 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 627 in the plan year 2022 filing to 768 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 251897152 · United States Steel Corporation and Affiliated Cos. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Big River Steel 401(k) Plan · $50M · 768 · 85th

  • BOY $50M
  • BOY 768
  • BOY 85th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates, PLLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • BOY ind #14777

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Big River Steel 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Big River Steel 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$50M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN251897152
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (United States Steel Corporation and Affiliated Cos.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All United States Steel Corporation and Affiliated Cos. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7.3B 9.266572352756981% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6.6B$6.8B$7B$7.2B$7.4B 202220232024 $6.69B $7.3B ▲ +9.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 19,830 $6.7B
2023 4 19,190 $7.2B
2024 4 18,689 $7.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Big River Steel 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Big River Steel 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.049584691 · Participants: 768Big River Steel 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Big River Steel 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Big River Steel 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Big River Steel 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates, PLLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CO ($50M); by covered participants it is Sun Coast Resources, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in TX (768 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (768 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Big River Steel 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Big River Steel 401(k) Plan surged - up 67.2% during 2023, from $30M to $50M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have United States Steel Corporation and Affiliated Cos. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), United States Steel Corporation and Affiliated Cos.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 9.3%, from $6.7B to $7.3B.
Where does Big River Steel 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Big River Steel 401(k) Plan ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Big River Steel 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates, PLLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CO ($50M, 133 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Big River Steel 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sun Coast Resources, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in TX (768 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 251897152.

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.