401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Proto Labs, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$98M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,668
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$58,572
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Proto Labs, Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$98M in assets, 1,668 participants

Proto Labs, Inc.'s Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $98M in total assets and 1,668 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #16,217 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $98M for 1,668 participants (~$58,572/participant), up 25.1% in 2023.

#16,217
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+25.1%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$97,697,648 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) 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. Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,668 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $78M in the plan year 2022 filing to $98M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,736 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,668 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 411939628 · Proto Labs, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $98M · 1,668 · 91st

  • 5500 $98M
  • 5500 1,668
  • 5500 91st
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Brixmor Employment Company LLC 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #16217

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 Minnesota →

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

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan$98MBrixmor Employment Company LLC 401(k) PlanBrixmor Employment Company L…$98MNovaspect, Inc. 401(k) Plan$98MPriority Wire & Cable, Inc 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanPriority Wire & Cable, Inc 4…$98MTeamsters Local 830 Retirement Savings PlanTeamsters Local 830 Retireme…$98M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$78M
Net Assets (End of Year)$98M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN411939628
Plan Effective Date2002-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Proto Labs, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Proto Labs, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$110M 40.895677863718895% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$80M$90M$100M$110M$120M 202220232024 $78.1M $110M ▲ +40.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,736 $78M
2023 1 1,668 $98M
2024 1 1,607 $110M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.097697648 · Participants: 1668Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) 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
Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Brixmor Employment Company LLC 401(k) Plan in NY ($98M); by covered participants it is Prog Holdings Employee Retirement Plan in UT (1,668 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($98M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,668 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 Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 25.1% during 2023, from $78M to $98M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have Proto Labs, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Proto Labs, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 40.9%, from $78M to $110M.
Where does Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brixmor Employment Company LLC 401(k) Plan in NY ($98M, 505 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Prog Holdings Employee Retirement Plan in UT (1,668 participants, $60M 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 411939628.

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.