401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Messer North America Inc 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $351M
- Total assets
- 1,926
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $182,424
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Messer Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Messer North America Inc · New Jersey · Manufacturing
$351M in assets, 1,926 participants
Messer North America Inc's Messer Retirement Savings Plan reported $351M in total assets and 1,926 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #17,699 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Messer Retirement Savings Plan covers 1,926 participants in New Jersey, 2.3x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $351M.
- $351M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 1,926
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $182,424
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Messer Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$61M in the plan year 2022 filing to $56M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Messer Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $295M in the plan year 2022 filing to $351M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Messer Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,821 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,926 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs New Jersey filers
In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Messer Retirement Savings Plan reports 1,926 participants - 2.3x that state average ($351M EOY assets).
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $295M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $351M |
| Net Income | $56M |
| Employer EIN | 201043281 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2019-03-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Messer North America Inc)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,821 | $295M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,926 | $351M |
| 2024 | 1 | 2,156 | $397M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Messer Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $44.6B · 176,610
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $27.8B · 78,072
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $22.2B · 41,291
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $15.5B · 59,346
- Merck US Savings Plan $13.4B · 26,850
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Messer Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Veeva Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) $351M · 3,682
- Gxo Logistics 401(k) Plan (CT) $352M · 22,424
- Central Bancompany Tax Reduction Thrift 401(k) Plan (MO) $352M · 2,957
- Standard Motor Products, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Capital Accumulation Plan (NY) $351M · 1,759
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Messer Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Messer Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in New Jersey. Compare plans
- Messer North America Inc's sponsor-wide assets have grown 34.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans