401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Biogen Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
5,003
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$387,385
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Biogen Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$1.9B in assets, 5,003 participants

Biogen Inc.'s Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.9B in total assets and 5,003 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #18,470 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan covers 5,003 participants in Massachusetts, 7.6x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.

#18,470
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+21.0%
assets growth YoY
19×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,938,085,017 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (5,003 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$408M in the plan year 2022 filing to $303M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 5,611 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,003 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 330112644 · Biogen Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan · $1.9B · 5,003 · 99th

  • BOOK $1.9B
  • VS-ST 5,003
  • BOY 99th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Park Nicollet Health Services 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • PART ind #18470

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan$1.9BPark Nicollet Health Services 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPark Nicollet Health Service…$1.9BRyder System, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanRyder System, Inc. 401(k) Sa…$1.9BUnited Rentals 401(k) Investment PlanUnited Rentals 401(k) Invest…$1.9BW.R. Berkley Corporation Profit Sharing PlanW.R. Berkley Corporation Pro…$1.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income$303M
Employer EIN330112644
Plan Effective Date2004-01-06
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Biogen Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Biogen Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.2B 34.84383057226459% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B 202220232024 $1.6B $2.16B ▲ +35.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5,611 $1.6B
2023 1 5,003 $1.9B
2024 1 4,292 $2.2B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 0102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.938085017 · Participants: 5003Biogen 401(k) Savings PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan

Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan reports $1.9B in end-of-year assets across 5,003 participants (0.016% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.005% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $387,385 per participant (2.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $303M.

This plan identity (EIN 330112644, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.6B to $2.2B (+34.8%) while covered participants moved from 5,611 to 4,292 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,611 $1.6B Open filing
2023 5,003 $1.9B This page
2024 · index core 4,292 $2.2B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Park Nicollet Health Services 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in MN ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Tmc Healthcare 401(k) Plan in AZ (5,004 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,003 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 Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 21.0% during 2023, from $1.6B to $1.9B. Reported net income was $303M.
How have Biogen Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Biogen Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 34.8%, from $1.6B to $2.2B.
Where does Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Park Nicollet Health Services 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in MN ($1.9B, 7,819 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Biogen 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tmc Healthcare 401(k) Plan in AZ (5,004 participants, $332M in assets).