401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

R. a. Pearson Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$29M
Total assets Below avg plan size
244
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$118,231
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · Sponsored by R. a. Pearson Company · Washington · Manufacturing

$29M in assets, 244 participants

R. a. Pearson Company's Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported $29M in total assets and 244 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #13,181 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust covers 244 participants in Washington, about 17% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $29M.

#13,181
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+12.5%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,848,287 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (244 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $26M in the plan year 2022 filing to $29M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 219 in the plan year 2022 filing to 244 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 910827518 · R. a. Pearson Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · $29M · 244 · 79th

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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 Washington →

Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$29M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN910827518
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (R. a. Pearson Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All R. a. Pearson Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$29M 14.11107856334054% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$24M$26M$28M$30M 202220232024 $25.6M $29.3M ▲ +14.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 219 $26M
2023 1 244 $29M
2024 1 204 $29M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.028848287 · Participants: 244Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustThe 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
Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Superior Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust in CA ($29M); by covered participants it is Color Image Apparel, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan B in CA (244 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (244 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 Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust grew at a solid clip - up 12.5% during 2023, from $26M to $29M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have R. a. Pearson Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), R. a. Pearson Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.1%, from $26M to $29M.
Where does Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Superior Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust in CA ($29M, 202 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pearson Packaging Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Color Image Apparel, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan B in CA (244 participants, $3M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 910827518.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.