401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Below avg plan size
211
Participants Below avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$119,943
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Dawson Geophysical Company · Texas · Mining & Oil Extraction

$25M in assets, 211 participants

Dawson Geophysical Company's Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan reported $25M in total assets and 211 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #494 in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan covers 211 participants in Texas, about 31% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $25M.

#494
in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)
+10.4%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,308,027 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan 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. Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (211 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 167 in the plan year 2022 filing to 211 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $25M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 742095844 · Dawson Geophysical Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan · $25M · 211 · 77th

  • PHOTO $25M
  • PHOTO 211
  • PHOTO 77th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Blupeak Credit Union 401(k) & Benefit Sharing Plan
  • PHOTO ind #494

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 Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) PlanDawson Geophysical Company 4…$25MBlupeak Credit Union 401(k) & Benefit Sharing PlanBlupeak Credit Union 401(k) …$25MExel 401(k) Savings Plan$25MTruvista 401(k) Retirement PlanTruvista 401(k) Retirement P…$25MDickson Medical Associates Profit Sharing PlanDickson Medical Associates P…$25M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN742095844
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dawson Geophysical Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dawson Geophysical Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$22M 4.214414735439824% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$22M$24M$26M 202220232024 $22.9M $22M ▼ -4.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 167 $23M
2023 1 211 $25M
2024 1 270 $22M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025308027 · Participants: 211Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.012012 · Participants: 119854AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.917 · Participants: 23477Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.496476432 · Participants: 41679Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.680189879 · Participants: 88792American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.529835 · Participants: 45686Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Blupeak Credit Union 401(k) & Benefit Sharing Plan in CA ($25M); by covered participants it is Infogroup Northwest, LLC Dba Ignw Retirement Savings Plan in OR (211 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($25M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (211 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 Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.4% during 2023, from $23M to $25M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Dawson Geophysical Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dawson Geophysical Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 4.2%, from $23M to $22M.
Where does Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 77th 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 Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Blupeak Credit Union 401(k) & Benefit Sharing Plan in CA ($25M, 131 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Infogroup Northwest, LLC Dba Ignw Retirement Savings Plan in OR (211 participants, N/A 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 742095844.

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.