401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$123M
Total assets
1,381
Participants
93rd
Percentile by assets
$89,295
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Thorlabs, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$123M in assets, 1,381 participants

Thorlabs, Inc.'s Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $123M in total assets and 1,381 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • 93rd percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #16,593 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan sits by assets

Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $123M for 1,381 participants (~$89,295/participant), up 29.1% in 2023.

$123M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
1,381
covered participants
93rd
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$89,295
avg assets per participant

Where Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan sits by total assets

Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$123,315,810 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $96M in the plan year 2022 filing to $123M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,238 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,381 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
New Jersey
Industry
Manufacturing

Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan outranks 93% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 1.2x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$96M
Net Assets (End of Year)$123M
Net Income$28M
Employer EIN222873153
Plan Effective Date1993-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Thorlabs, Inc.)

$80M$100M$120M$140M$160M 202220232024 $95.5M $150M ▲ +56.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Thorlabs, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,238 $96M
2023 1 1,381 $123M
2024 1 1,714 $150M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Thorlabs, Inc 401(k)…, Total assets ($B): 0.12331581 · Participants: 1381Thorlabs, Inc 401(k)…JPMorgan Chase 401(k…, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k…Verizon Savings Plan…, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan…Johnson and Johnson …, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson …Ernst & Young Retire…, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retire…Merck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 29.1% during 2023, from $96M to $123M. Reported net income was $28M.
How have Thorlabs, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Thorlabs, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 56.9%, from $96M to $150M.
Where does Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 Thorlabs, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tech Mahindra Americas 401(k) Plan in TX ($123M, 7,288 participants).

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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 222873153.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.