401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$53M
Total assets Below avg plan size
278
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$189,676
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd · California · Transportation & Warehousing

$53M in assets, 278 participants

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd's Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $53M in total assets and 278 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #2,823 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in California

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 278 participants in California, about 44% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $53M.

#2,823
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+23.5%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$52,729,924 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) 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. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (278 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $43M in the plan year 2022 filing to $53M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 290 in the plan year 2022 filing to 278 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 956885942 · Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd PY 2023 · 401(k)

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan · $53M · 278 · 86th

  • NET $53M
  • NET 278
  • NET 86th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Mason Companies Retirement and Savings Plan
  • NET ind #2823

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$43M
Net Assets (End of Year)$53M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN956885942
Plan Effective Date1999-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$61M 43.498463293238245% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $42.7M $61.3M ▲ +43.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 290 $43M
2023 1 278 $53M
2024 1 284 $61M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.052729924 · Participants: 278Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mason Companies Retirement and Savings Plan in WI ($53M); by covered participants it is Centurion Pipeline Company, LLC 401(k) Plan in TX (278 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (278 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 Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 23.5% during 2023, from $43M to $53M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd's sponsor-wide assets grew 43.5%, from $43M to $61M.
Where does Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 86th 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 Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mason Companies Retirement and Savings Plan in WI ($53M, 652 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Centurion Pipeline Company, LLC 401(k) Plan in TX (278 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 956885942.

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.