401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Barr Engineering Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$241M
Total assets Near avg plan size
941
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$256,582
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Barr Engineering Co. · Minnesota · Professional & Technical Services

$241M in assets, 941 participants

Barr Engineering Co.'s Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan reported $241M in total assets and 941 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #19,627 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $241M for 941 participants (~$256,582/participant), up 19.2% in 2023.

#19,627
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+19.2%
assets growth YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$241,443,436 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Barr Engineering Co. Retirement 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. Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (941 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $203M in the plan year 2022 filing to $241M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 879 in the plan year 2022 filing to 941 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 410905995 · Barr Engineering Co. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan · $241M · 941 · 95th

  • NET $241M
  • NET 941
  • NET 95th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Cambridge Information Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #19627

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 Minnesota →

Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$203M
Net Assets (End of Year)$241M
Net Income$39M
Employer EIN410905995
Plan Effective Date1983-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Barr Engineering Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Barr Engineering Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$335M 33.91251006159013% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$250M$300M$350M 202220232024 $250M $335M ▲ +33.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,652 $250M
2023 2 1,751 $294M
2024 2 1,942 $335M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.241443436 · Participants: 941Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.432100178 · Participants: 198972Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.008265857 · Participants: 432617Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.931979 · Participants: 44342Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04661588 · Participants: 360493M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.271161911 · Participants: 75272U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cambridge Information Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in MD ($241M); by covered participants it is Omaha Steaks 401(k) Plan in NE (941 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (941 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 Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 19.2% during 2023, from $203M to $241M. Reported net income was $39M.
How have Barr Engineering Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Barr Engineering Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.9%, from $250M to $335M.
Where does Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cambridge Information Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in MD ($241M, 297 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Barr Engineering Co. Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Omaha Steaks 401(k) Plan in NE (941 participants, $101M 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 410905995.

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.