401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.5B
Total assets
15,886
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$97,445
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$1.5B in assets, 15,886 participants

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC's Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan reported $1.5B in total assets and 15,886 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #18,400 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan covers 15,886 participants in North Carolina, 19x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $1.5B.

$1.5B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
15,886
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$97,445
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$158M in the plan year 2022 filing to $338M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 14,003 in the plan year 2022 filing to 15,886 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. Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan reports 15,886 participants - 19x that state average ($1.5B EOY assets).

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income$338M
Employer EIN561640186
Plan Effective Date1991-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC)

$-0.5B$0B$0.5B$1B$1.5B$2B 202220232024 $1.21B $0B ▼ -100.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 14,003 $1.2B
2023 1 15,886 $1.5B
2024 1 14,922 N/A

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

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Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan reports $1.5B in end-of-year assets across 15,886 participants (0.013% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $97,445 per participant (70% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $338M.

This plan identity (EIN 561640186, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 while covered participants moved from 14,003 to 14,922 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 14,003 $1.2B Open filing
2023 15,886 $1.5B This page
2024 14,922 N/A Open filing

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401(k) plans in other states closest to Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 28.0% during 2023, from $1.2B to $1.5B. Reported net income was $338M.
Where does Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement 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 Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Retirement and Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($1.5B, 5,000 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC Retirement Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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