401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Packaging Corporation of America 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.1B
Total assets
10,789
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$106,162
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees · Sponsored by Packaging Corporation of America · Illinois · Manufacturing

$1.1B in assets, 10,789 participants

Packaging Corporation of America's Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees reported $1.1B in total assets and 10,789 participants in its 2023 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 127,072 plans)
  • #18,318 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees covers 10,789 participants in Illinois, 14x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.1B.

$1.1B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
10,789
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$106,162
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees reported net income rose from -$190M in the plan year 2022 filing to $169M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees end-of-year assets rose from $976M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees reported participants rose from 10,735 in the plan year 2022 filing to 10,789 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees reports 10,789 participants - 14x that state average ($1.1B EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$976M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.1B
Net Income$169M
Employer EIN364277050
Plan Effective Date2000-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Packaging Corporation of America)

$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.26B $3.99B ▲ +22.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Packaging Corporation of America plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,251 $3.3B
2023 5 20,299 $3.7B
2024 5 19,472 $4.0B

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Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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Scale composition for Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees

Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees reports $1.1B in end-of-year assets across 10,789 participants (0.009% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $106,162 per participant (77% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $169M.

This plan identity (EIN 364277050, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $976M to $1.3B (+33.6%) while covered participants moved from 10,735 to 10,538 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 10,735 $976M Open filing
2023 10,789 $1.1B This page
2024 · index core 10,538 $1.3B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees assets move in 2023?
Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees grew sharply - up 17.4% during 2023, from $976M to $1.1B. Reported net income was $169M.
How have Packaging Corporation of America plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Packaging Corporation of America's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.2%, from $3.3B to $4.0B.
Where does Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bath & Body Works, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in OH ($1.1B, 19,674 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees's numbers.

  • By total assets, Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees 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 Illinois. Compare plans
  • Packaging Corporation of America's sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans