401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Seattle Times Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$143M
Total assets Near avg plan size
600
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$238,049
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries · Sponsored by Seattle Times Company · Washington · Information & Media

$143M in assets, 600 participants

Seattle Times Company's 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries reported $143M in total assets and 600 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #2,532 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Washington

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries covers 600 participants in Washington, about 41% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $143M.

#2,532
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+9.9%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries's outsized position by total assets

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries vs every filed plan by assets

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

$142,829,157 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and 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. 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries sits mid-pack in the medium band (600 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries reported net income rose from -$34M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries end-of-year assets rose from $130M in the plan year 2022 filing to $143M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries reported participants fell from 609 in the plan year 2022 filing to 600 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 910403890 · Seattle Times Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries · $143M · 600 · 93rd

  • BOOK $143M
  • VS-ST 600
  • BOY 93rd
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Midland Credit Management, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • PART ind #2532

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$130M
Net Assets (End of Year)$143M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN910403890
Plan Effective Date1980-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Seattle Times Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Seattle Times Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$337M 12.030407038677508% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$280M$300M$320M$340M$360M 202220232024 $301M $337M ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 757 $301M
2023 3 737 $325M
2024 3 708 $337M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries, Total assets ($B): 0.142829157 · Participants: 600401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and SubsidiariesThe 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
401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries side-by-side with 3 peers →

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Midland Credit Management, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($143M); by covered participants it is The Pepper Companies, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan in IL (600 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (600 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 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries assets move in 2023? ▼
401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries grew at a solid clip - up 9.9% during 2023, from $130M to $143M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Seattle Times Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Seattle Times Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $301M to $337M.
Where does 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries ranks in the 93rd 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 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Midland Credit Management, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($143M, 1,175 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Pepper Companies, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan in IL (600 participants, $147M 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 910403890.

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.