401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Butterball, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$140M
Total assets
5,509
Participants
93rd
Percentile by assets
$25,481
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Butterball, LLC · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$140M in assets, 5,509 participants

Butterball, LLC's Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan reported $140M in total assets and 5,509 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.

  • 93rd percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #16,785 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan covers 5,509 participants in North Carolina, 6.7x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $140M.

$140M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
5,509
covered participants
93rd
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$25,481
avg assets per participant

Where Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$140,377,214 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$31M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $122M in the plan year 2022 filing to $140M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 6,187 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,509 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Industry

Participants vs North Carolina filers

In North Carolina, the average filing covers about 819 participants across 3,515 plans. Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan reports 5,509 participants - 6.7x that state average ($140M EOY assets).

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$122M
Net Assets (End of Year)$140M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN561458630
Plan Effective Date2006-11-02
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Butterball, LLC)

$140M$160M$180M$200M 202220232024 $152M $189M ▲ +24.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Butterball, LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 7,108 $152M
2023 2 5,829 $175M
2024 2 5,374 $189M

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Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

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Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan

Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan reports $140M in end-of-year assets across 5,509 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $25,481 per participant (18% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $19M.

This plan identity (EIN 561458630, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $122M to $156M (+27.7%) while covered participants moved from 6,187 to 5,082 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,187 $122M Open filing
2023 5,509 $140M This page
2024 · index core 5,082 $156M Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 15.2% during 2023, from $122M to $140M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have Butterball, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Butterball, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.0%, from $152M to $189M.
Where does Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan 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 Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Genesis Employer Contribution Plan in IA ($140M, 4,651 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in North Carolina. Compare plans
  • Butterball, LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 24.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans