401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Bnsf Railway Company 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $4.1B
- Total assets
- 25,966
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $159,338
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bnsf Railway Company · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing
$4.1B in assets, 25,966 participants
Bnsf Railway Company's Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $4.1B in total assets and 25,966 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
- #3,318 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,344 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 25,966 participants in Texas, 37x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $4.1B.
- $4.1B
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 25,966
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
- $159,338
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$632M in the plan year 2022 filing to $563M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $4.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 27,463 in the plan year 2022 filing to 25,966 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Texas filers
In Texas, the average filing covers about 704 participants across 9,718 plans. Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 25,966 participants - 37x that state average ($4.1B EOY assets).
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $3.6B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4.1B |
| Net Income | $563M |
| Employer EIN | 416034000 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bnsf Railway Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 27,463 | $3.6B |
| 2023 | 1 | 25,966 | $4.1B |
| 2024 | 1 | 27,055 | $4.8B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
- AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $40.0B · 119,854
- Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.9B · 23,477
- Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $16.5B · 41,679
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan $14.7B · 88,792
- Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $13.5B · 45,686
Scale composition for Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan
Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $4.1B in end-of-year assets across 25,966 participants (0.036% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.029% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $159,338 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $563M.
This plan identity (EIN 416034000, plan #006) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.6B to $4.8B (+33.8%) while covered participants moved from 27,463 to 27,055 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27,463 | $3.6B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 25,966 | $4.1B | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 27,055 | $4.8B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan (401(k), $4.8B, 27,055 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- The Principal Select Savings Plan (IA) $4.1B · 12,827
- Deutsche Bank Matched Savings Plan (NY) $4.1B · 7,588
- Vmware Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (CA) $4.1B · 15,375
- Thomson Reuters 401(k) Savings Plan (MN) $4.1B · 9,774
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, Bnsf Railway Company Non-Salaried Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Texas. Compare plans
- Bnsf Railway Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 33.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans