401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Decibel Research, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
153
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$235,047
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Decibel Research, Inc. · Alabama · Professional & Technical Services

$36M in assets, 153 participants

Decibel Research, Inc.'s Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $36M in total assets and 153 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #16,750 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Alabama

Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan covers 153 participants in Alabama, about 43% of the average Alabama filer (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $36M.

#16,750
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+23.1%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,962,259 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement 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. Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (153 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $29M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 145 in the plan year 2022 filing to 153 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 421551697 · Decibel Research, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan · $36M · 153 · 82nd

  • VS-ST $36M
  • VS-ST 153
  • VS-ST 82nd
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near G & S Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #16750

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 Alabama →

Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Alabama filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$29M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN421551697
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Decibel Research, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Decibel Research, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$66M 33.88683620143444% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M$70M 202220232024 $49.1M $65.7M ▲ +33.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 248 $49M
2023 2 279 $60M
2024 2 284 $66M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Alabama

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

Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.035962259 · Participants: 153Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement PlanRegions Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.854553916 · Participants: 20733Regions Financial Corporation 401(k) PlanEncompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.49327201 · Participants: 24565Encompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanHexagon Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.479278219 · Participants: 4618Hexagon Employee Retirement Savings PlanVulcan 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.361024189 · Participants: 9487Vulcan 401(k) PlanMercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.090263356 · Participants: 0Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
Compare Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest 401(k) by assets is G & S Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MS ($36M); by covered participants it is Enven Energy Ventures LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in TX (153 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($36M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (153 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 Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 23.1% during 2023, from $29M to $36M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Decibel Research, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Decibel Research, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.9%, from $49M to $66M.
Where does Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is G & S Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MS ($36M, 781 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Decibel Research, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Enven Energy Ventures LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in TX (153 participants, N/A 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 421551697.

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.