401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$154M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,118
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$72,639
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by First Financial Bancorp · Ohio · Finance & Insurance

$154M in assets, 2,118 participants

First Financial Bancorp's First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan reported $154M in total assets and 2,118 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #7,993 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan covers 2,118 participants in Ohio, 2.8x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $154M.

#7,993
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+17.3%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$153,850,397 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan'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. First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,118 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $131M in the plan year 2022 filing to $154M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,081 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,118 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 311042001 · First Financial Bancorp PY 2023 · 401(k)

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan · $154M · 2,118 · 94th

  • EOY $154M
  • 5500 2,118
  • ASSETS 94th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Tri Pointe Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • RANK ind #7993

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Samaritan's Purse 401(k) Retirement PlanSamaritan's Purse 401(k) Ret…$154MTri Pointe Group 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanTri Pointe Group 401(k) Prof…$154MFirst Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings PlanFirst Financial Bancorp 401(…$154MVse Corporation 401(k) Plan$154MDaifuku North America Group Employees' Retirement Savings PlanDaifuku North America Group …$154M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$131M
Net Assets (End of Year)$154M
Net Income$23M
Employer EIN311042001
Plan Effective Date1977-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Financial Bancorp)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All First Financial Bancorp plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$322M 21.53211906396737% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $265M $322M ▲ +21.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,950 $265M
2023 2 4,212 $298M
2024 2 4,324 $322M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.153850397 · Participants: 2118First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Tri Pointe Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($154M); by covered participants it is Johnson Service Group, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan - Contract Employees in IL (2,118 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($154M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,118 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 First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 17.3% during 2023, from $131M to $154M. Reported net income was $23M.
How have First Financial Bancorp plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Financial Bancorp's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.5%, from $265M to $322M.
Where does First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tri Pointe Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($154M, 1,456 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Johnson Service Group, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan - Contract Employees in IL (2,118 participants, $15M 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 311042001.

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.