401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$95M
Total assets Below avg plan size
841
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$112,771
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#2,986
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+29.2%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries's outsized position 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 $2,050,000,000 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

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries 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. Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries sits mid-pack in the medium band (841 participants).

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 →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 580218548 · Delta Air Lines, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries · $95M · 841 · 91st

  • IND $95M
  • EOY 841
  • 5500 91st
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Austin Bank Texas, N.a. Employees Profit Sharing Plan
  • EIN ind #2986

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 Georgia →

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries in the asset neighbourhood

Burke Porter Group Retirement and Savings PlanBurke Porter Group Retiremen…$95MBarrow, Hanley Profit Sharing & 401(k) PlanBarrow, Hanley Profit Sharin…$95MDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for SubsidiariesDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan…$95MAustin Bank Texas, N.a. Employees Profit Sharing PlanAustin Bank Texas, N.a. Empl…$95MBfkn Personal Retirement Plan aBfkn Personal Retirement Pla…$95M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

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.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Delta Air Lines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51.4B 27.83790401128044% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35B$40B$45B$50B$55B 202220232024 $40.2B $51.4B ▲ +27.8%
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 ($B) Participants Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries, Total assets ($B): 0.094840585 · Participants: 841Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for SubsidiariesThe Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.183099452 · Participants: 510511The Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184491444 · Participants: 83136Delta 401(k) Retirement PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 13.670948783 · Participants: 13283Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for PilotsUPS 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.111089897 · Participants: 102231UPS 401(k) Savings PlanThe Home Depot Futurebuilder, Total assets ($B): 12.585718117 · Participants: 413365The Home Depot Futurebuilder
Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries side-by-side with 3 peers →

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Austin Bank Texas, N.a. Employees Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($95M); by covered participants it is Colony Tire Corporation 401(k) Plan in NC (841 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (841 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 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).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Colony Tire Corporation 401(k) Plan in NC (841 participants, $34M 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 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.