401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$57M
Total assets Below avg plan size
693
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$81,705
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Nlight, Inc. · Washington · Manufacturing

$57M in assets, 693 participants

Nlight, Inc.'s Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $57M in total assets and 693 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #15,117 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 693 participants in Washington, about 47% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $57M.

#15,117
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+25.3%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$56,621,648 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Nlight, Inc. 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. Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (693 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $45M in the plan year 2022 filing to $57M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 676 in the plan year 2022 filing to 693 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 912066376 · Nlight, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $57M · 693 · 87th

  • VS-ST $57M
  • VS-ST 693
  • VS-ST 87th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Hanna Holdings Retirement Savings Plan
  • VS-ST ind #15117

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$45M
Net Assets (End of Year)$57M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN912066376
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nlight, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nlight, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$69M 53.671183714783055% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $45.2M $69.4M ▲ +53.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 676 $45M
2023 1 693 $57M
2024 1 645 $69M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.056621648 · Participants: 693Nlight, Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 72.246135158 · Participants: 128910The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.225853429 · Participants: 123296Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.384845813 · Participants: 192744Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 8.338937292 · Participants: 71538T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.118808679 · Participants: 87590401(k) Savings Plan
Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Hanna Holdings Retirement Savings Plan in OH ($57M); by covered participants it is Thompson Industrial Services, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in SC (693 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (693 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 Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 25.3% during 2023, from $45M to $57M. Reported net income was $11M.
How have Nlight, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nlight, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 53.7%, from $45M to $69M.
Where does Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hanna Holdings Retirement Savings Plan in OH ($57M, 870 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nlight, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Thompson Industrial Services, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in SC (693 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 912066376.

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.