401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$763M
Total assets Above avg plan size
31,806
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$23,992
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Maximus, Inc. · Virginia · Professional & Technical Services

$763M in assets, 31,806 participants

Maximus, Inc.'s Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $763M in total assets and 31,806 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #20,082 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 31,806 participants in Virginia, 41x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $763M.

#20,082
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+28.9%
assets growth YoY
7.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$763,096,606 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (31,806 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$63M in the plan year 2022 filing to $171M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $592M in the plan year 2022 filing to $763M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 26,997 in the plan year 2022 filing to 31,806 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 541000588 · Maximus, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $763M · 31,806 · 98th

  • ASSETS $763M
  • PCT 31,806
  • EIN 98th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Lanxess Corporation Defined Contribution Plan
  • IND ind #20082

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Skf USA Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings PlanSkf USA Inc. 401(k) Retireme…$765MLanxess Corporation Defined Contribution PlanLanxess Corporation Defined …$764MMaximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan$763MAmsted Industries Employees Capital Accumulation PlanAmsted Industries Employees …$762MNordson Employees' Savings Trust PlanNordson Employees' Savings T…$761M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$592M
Net Assets (End of Year)$763M
Net Income$171M
Employer EIN541000588
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Maximus, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Maximus, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$935M 53.45291492318084% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$600M$700M$800M$900M$1,000M 202220232024 $609M $935M ▲ +53.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 46,968 $609M
2023 2 47,360 $783M
2024 2 49,123 $935M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 20000400006000080000100000120000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.763096606 · Participants: 31806Maximus, Inc. 401(k) PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.173098625 · Participants: 97987Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.97867624 · Participants: 62467401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 11.167449098 · Participants: 48860General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.583898778 · Participants: 27043Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.406287325 · Participants: 31681Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $763M in end-of-year assets across 31,806 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.034% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $23,992 per participant (17% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $171M.

This plan identity (EIN 541000588, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $592M to $913M (+54.2%) while covered participants moved from 26,997 to 32,641 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 26,997 $592M Open filing
2023 31,806 $763M This page
2024 · index core 32,641 $913M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lanxess Corporation Defined Contribution Plan in PA ($764M); by covered participants it is U-Haul Holding Company 401(k) Savings Plan in AZ (31,816 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($763M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (31,806 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 Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 28.9% during 2023, from $592M to $763M. Reported net income was $171M.
How have Maximus, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Maximus, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 53.5%, from $609M to $935M.
Where does Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lanxess Corporation Defined Contribution Plan in PA ($764M, 2,319 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Maximus, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is U-Haul Holding Company 401(k) Savings Plan in AZ (31,816 participants, $499M in assets).