401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Empirical Technology, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$76M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,033
Participants Near avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$73,534
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Empirical Technology, Inc. · South Dakota · Professional & Technical Services

$76M in assets, 1,033 participants

Empirical Technology, Inc.'s 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan reported $76M in total assets and 1,033 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #18,394 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in South Dakota

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan covers 1,033 participants in South Dakota, 3.0x the typical South Dakota plan (state average ~340 per filing). Assets: $76M.

#18,394
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+20.4%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$75,960,483 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

401(k) and Profit Sharing 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. 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan lands in the large band (1,033 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $63M in the plan year 2022 filing to $76M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 897 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,033 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 942740498 · Empirical Technology, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan · $76M · 1,033 · 89th

  • EBSA $76M
  • EBSA 1,033
  • EBSA 89th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Workwave LLC 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
  • EBSA ind #18394

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 South Dakota →

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

South Dakota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$63M
Net Assets (End of Year)$76M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN942740498
Plan Effective Date1986-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Empirical Technology, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Empirical Technology, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$84M 33.13011076278451% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $63.1M $84M ▲ +33.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 897 $63M
2023 1 1,033 $76M
2024 1 1,191 $84M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota

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

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 75.960483 · Participants: 1033401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanBlack Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 726.965765 · Participants: 2972Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGood Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 254.213431 · Participants: 12894Good Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanDaktronics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 235.476974 · Participants: 2254Daktronics, Inc. 401(k) PlanPoet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 219.059384 · Participants: 2254Poet 401(k) PlanPremier 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 215.996195 · Participants: 1913Premier 401(k) Plan
401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Workwave LLC 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in NJ ($76M); by covered participants it is Hitachi Rail Sts USA, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in PA (1,033 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($76M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,033 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 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 20.4% during 2023, from $63M to $76M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Empirical Technology, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Empirical Technology, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.1%, from $63M to $84M.
Where does 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 89th 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 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Workwave LLC 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in NJ ($76M, 725 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hitachi Rail Sts USA, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in PA (1,033 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 942740498.

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.