401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Fairbanks Scales Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$42M
Total assets Below avg plan size
449
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$93,419
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan · Sponsored by Fairbanks Scales Inc. · Kansas · Manufacturing

$42M in assets, 449 participants

Fairbanks Scales Inc.'s Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan reported $42M in total assets and 449 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #14,346 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan sits by assets

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $42M for 449 participants (~$93,419/participant), up 17.3% in 2023.

#14,346
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+17.3%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$41,945,182 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings 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. Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (449 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $42M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan reported participants rose from 435 in the plan year 2022 filing to 449 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 431464165 · Fairbanks Scales Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan · $42M · 449 · 84th

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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 Kansas →

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$42M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN431464165
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fairbanks Scales Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Fairbanks Scales Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$44M 28.245620037293822% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $61.4M $44.1M ▼ -28.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 541 $61M
2023 2 463 $46M
2024 2 498 $44M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Kansas

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

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.041945182 · Participants: 449Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings PlanKoch Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.870107696 · Participants: 11911Koch Employees' Savings PlanPerformance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.90283952 · Participants: 1223Performance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) PlanBlack & Veatch Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 2.732675203 · Participants: 6890Black & Veatch Retirement ProgramGarmin International, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.784810901 · Participants: 6332Garmin International, Inc. Retirement PlanSpirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.15584277 · Participants: 7704Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan
Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
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Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Garan Lucow Miller, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in MI ($42M); by covered participants it is Bitsight Technologies Retirement Trust in MA (449 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($42M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (449 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 Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan grew sharply - up 17.3% during 2023, from $36M to $42M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Fairbanks Scales Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fairbanks Scales Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 28.2%, from $61M to $44M.
Where does Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan ranks in the 84th 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 Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Garan Lucow Miller, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in MI ($42M, 145 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fairbanks Scales Inc. Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bitsight Technologies Retirement Trust in MA (449 participants, $36M 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 431464165.

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.