401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ametek, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
8,563
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$209,671
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ametek, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$1.8B in assets, 8,563 participants

Ametek, Inc.'s The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan reported $1.8B in total assets and 8,563 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.

  • #18,447 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan covers 8,563 participants in Pennsylvania, 10x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.

#18,447
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+17.0%
assets growth YoY
18×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,795,412,876 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

The Ametek Retirement and 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. The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan lands in the large band (8,563 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$271M in the plan year 2022 filing to $243M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan reported participants rose from 8,263 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,563 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 141682544 · Ametek, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan · $1.8B · 8,563 · 99th

  • EBSA $1.8B
  • PART 8,563
  • TYPE 99th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #18447

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 →

The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.8B
Net Income$243M
Employer EIN141682544
Plan Effective Date1984-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ametek, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ametek, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.6B 21.491192474637458% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B 202220232024 $2.11B $2.56B ▲ +21.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 8,681 $2.1B
2023 6 8,953 $2.4B
2024 5 9,090 $2.6B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.795412876 · Participants: 8563The Ametek Retirement and Savings 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
The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan

The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 8,563 participants (0.015% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $209,671 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $243M.

This plan identity (EIN 141682544, plan #078) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.5B to $1.9B (+26.7%) while covered participants moved from 8,263 to 8,769 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,263 $1.5B Open filing
2023 8,563 $1.8B This page
2024 · index core 8,769 $1.9B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan in DE ($1.8B); by covered participants it is Taylor Corporation 401(k) Plan in MN (8,560 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,563 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 The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan grew sharply - up 17.0% during 2023, from $1.5B to $1.8B. Reported net income was $243M.
How have Ametek, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ametek, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.5%, from $2.1B to $2.6B.
Where does The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan 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 The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan in DE ($1.8B, 8,557 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Ametek Retirement and Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Taylor Corporation 401(k) Plan in MN (8,560 participants, $846M in assets).