401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$95M
Total assets
841
Participants
91st
Percentile by assets
$112,771
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries · Sponsored by Delta Air Lines, Inc. · Georgia · Transportation & Warehousing

$95M in assets, 841 participants

Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries reported $95M in total assets and 841 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.

  • 91st percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #2,986 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries sits by assets

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $95M for 841 participants (~$112,771/participant), up 29.2% in 2023.

$95M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
841
covered participants
91st
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$112,771
avg assets per participant

Where Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries sits by total assets

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries vs every filed plan by assets

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

$94,840,585 Top 9% higher than 91% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries end-of-year assets rose from $73M in the plan year 2022 filing to $95M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries reported participants rose from 710 in the plan year 2022 filing to 841 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
Georgia
Industry
Transportation & Warehousing

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries outranks 91% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 1.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$73M
Net Assets (End of Year)$95M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN580218548
Plan Effective Date1971-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Delta Air Lines, Inc.)

$35B$40B$45B$50B$55B 202220232024 $40.2B $51.4B ▲ +27.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Delta Air Lines, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 11 112,289 $40.2B
2023 12 136,516 $46.0B
2024 12 145,368 $51.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

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

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -2000000200000400000600000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Delta 401(k) Retirem…, Total assets ($B): 0.094840585 · Participants: 841Delta 401(k) Retirem…The Teamster - UPS N…, Total assets ($B): 17.183099452 · Participants: 510511The Teamster - UPS N…Delta 401(k) Retirem…, Total assets ($B): 16.184491444 · Participants: 83136Delta 401(k) Retirem…Delta 401(k) Retirem…, Total assets ($B): 13.670948783 · Participants: 13283Delta 401(k) Retirem…UPS 401(k) Savings P…, Total assets ($B): 13.111089897 · Participants: 102231UPS 401(k) Savings P…The Home Depot Futur…, Total assets ($B): 12.585718117 · Participants: 413365The Home Depot Futur…
Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries assets move in 2023? ▼
Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries grew sharply - up 29.2% during 2023, from $73M to $95M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have Delta Air Lines, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 27.8%, from $40.2B to $51.4B.
Where does Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries 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 Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Austin Bank Texas, N.a. Employees Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($95M, 611 participants).

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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 580218548.

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.