401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Packaging Corporation of America 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.4B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 4,529
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $303,919
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by Packaging Corporation of America · Illinois · Manufacturing
$1.4B in assets, 4,529 participants
Packaging Corporation of America's Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees reported $1.4B in total assets and 4,529 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.
- #18,369 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees covers 4,529 participants in Illinois, 5.8x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.
- #18,369
- in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
- +16.5%
- assets growth YoY
- 14×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$1,376,448,145 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees lands in the large band (4,529 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees reported net income rose from -$276M in the plan year 2022 filing to $195M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees reported participants fell from 4,592 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,529 in the plan year 2023 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 364277050 · Packaging Corporation of America PY 2023 · 401(k)
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees · $1.4B · 4,529 · 99th
- TYPE $1.4B
- TYPE 4,529
- TYPE 99th
- TYPE 401(k)
- TYPE near Darden Savings Plan
- TYPE ind #18369
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 Illinois →
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.4B |
| Net Income | $195M |
| Employer EIN | 364277050 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2000-02-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Packaging Corporation of America)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Packaging Corporation of America plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $4.0B 22.235714965809493% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 20,251 | $3.3B |
| 2023 | 5 | 20,299 | $3.7B |
| 2024 | 5 | 19,472 | $4.0B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan $17.6B · 69,974
- State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $16.9B · 60,246
- Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $14.5B · 38,012
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $14.4B · 14,959
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $13.4B · 235,331
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Darden Savings Plan in FL ($1.4B); by covered participants it is Icu Medical, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (4,530 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.4B here).
- Darden Savings Plan (FL) $1.4B · 173,993
- Greenberg Traurig 401(k) Plan (FL) $1.4B · 3,866
- Iac Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (NY) $1.4B · 6,926
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Defined Contribution and Savings Plan (VA) $1.4B · 8,222
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,529 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Icu Medical, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) 4,530 · 1 off
- Awp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (OH) 4,531 · 2 off
- Cooperative Savings Plan (IN) 4,526 · 3 off
- Toll Brothers 401(k) Savings Plan (PA) 4,532 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.