401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Alaska Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,333
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$645,806
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan · Sponsored by Alaska Airlines, Inc. · Washington · Transportation & Warehousing

$2.2B in assets, 3,333 participants

Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan reported $2.2B in total assets and 3,333 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.

  • #3,320 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan covers 3,333 participants in Washington, 2.3x the typical Washington plan (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.

#3,320
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+26.4%
assets growth YoY
22×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,152,471,811 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

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and 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. Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan lands in the large band (3,333 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$291M in the plan year 2022 filing to $446M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.2B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,951 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,333 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 920009235 · Alaska Airlines, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan · $2.2B · 3,333 · 99th

  • VS-ST $2.2B
  • VS-ST 3,333
  • VS-ST 99th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla
  • VS-ST ind #3320

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Unum Group 401(k) Retirement PlanUnum Group 401(k) Retirement…$2.2BAgilent Technologies, Inc. 401(k) PlanAgilent Technologies, Inc. 4…$2.2BAlaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings PlanAlaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots…$2.2BPipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) PlaPipe Fitters Association L.U…$2.2BTeva Pharmaceuticals Retirement Savings PlanTeva Pharmaceuticals Retirem…$2.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.2B
Net Income$446M
Employer EIN920009235
Plan Effective Date1986-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Alaska Airlines, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Alaska Airlines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7.4B 31.142564552489677% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5B$6B$7B$8B 202220232024 $5.61B $7.36B ▲ +31.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,288 $5.6B
2023 8 22,853 $6.5B
2024 8 22,560 $7.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.152471811 · Participants: 3333Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings PlanThe 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
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla in IL ($2.2B); by covered participants it is The Goodman Group, Its Members & Affil. Retirement Savings Plan in MN (3,332 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,333 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 Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan grew sharply - up 26.4% during 2023, from $1.7B to $2.2B. Reported net income was $446M.
How have Alaska Airlines, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.1%, from $5.6B to $7.4B.
Where does Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and 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 Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pipe Fitters Association L.U. 597, U.a. 401(k) Pla in IL ($2.2B, 9,128 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pilots Investment and Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Goodman Group, Its Members & Affil. Retirement Savings Plan in MN (3,332 participants, $70M in assets).