401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Rock Salt Company LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
374
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$101,629
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by American Rock Salt Company LLC · New York · Mining & Oil Extraction

$38M in assets, 374 participants

American Rock Salt Company LLC's American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan reported $38M in total assets and 374 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.

  • #551 in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)

Coverage in New York

American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan covers 374 participants in New York, about 47% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $38M.

#551
in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)
+19.5%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$38,009,395 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

American Rock Salt Company 401(k) 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. American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (374 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $32M in the plan year 2022 filing to $38M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 366 in the plan year 2022 filing to 374 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 161516458 · American Rock Salt Company LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan · $38M · 374 · 82nd

  • PART $38M
  • TYPE 374
  • NET 82nd
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Crescent Capital Group LP 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #551

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 Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$32M
Net Assets (End of Year)$38M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN161516458
Plan Effective Date1997-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Rock Salt Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Rock Salt Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 31.303117363058814% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $31.8M $41.8M ▲ +31.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 366 $32M
2023 1 374 $38M
2024 1 358 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.038009395 · Participants: 374American Rock Salt Company 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Crescent Capital Group LP 401(k) Plan in CA ($38M); by covered participants it is Sizzling Steak Concepts 401(k) Plan in GA (374 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (374 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 American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 19.5% during 2023, from $32M to $38M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have American Rock Salt Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Rock Salt Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.3%, from $32M to $42M.
Where does American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Rock Salt Company 401(k) 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 American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Crescent Capital Group LP 401(k) Plan in CA ($38M, 187 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Rock Salt Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sizzling Steak Concepts 401(k) Plan in GA (374 participants, $14M 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 161516458.

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.