401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sterling Engineering, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
440
Participants Below avg headcount
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$36,562
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Engineering, Inc. · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$16M in assets, 440 participants

Sterling Engineering, Inc.'s Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan reported $16M in total assets and 440 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #13,819 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Sterling Engineering, Inc. multi-year trail

Sterling Engineering, Inc.'s plans moved +23.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan at $16M / 440 participants.

#13,819
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+24.9%
assets growth YoY

Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,087,138 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings 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. Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (440 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan reported participants fell from 463 in the plan year 2022 filing to 440 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 362708254 · Sterling Engineering, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan · $16M · 440 · 69th

  • VS-ST $16M
  • VS-ST 440
  • VS-ST 69th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Dulany Industries, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #13819

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Sterling Engineering, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Engineering, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$35M 23.905478773845783% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $28.1M $34.8M ▲ +23.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 675 $28M
2023 2 653 $34M
2024 2 641 $35M

Sterling Engineering, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN362708254
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016087138 · Participants: 440Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Dulany Industries, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in GA ($16M); by covered participants it is Tradition America Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY (440 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (440 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 Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan grew sharply - up 24.9% during 2023, from $13M to $16M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Sterling Engineering, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Engineering, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 23.9%, from $28M to $35M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dulany Industries, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in GA ($16M, 152 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sterling Engineering, Inc. Salary Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tradition America Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY (440 participants, $179M 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 362708254.

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.