401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11.4B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
24,866
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$459,610
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. · New York · Finance & Insurance

$11.4B in assets, 24,866 participants

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan reported $11.4B in total assets and 24,866 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #8,858 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan covers 24,866 participants in New York, 31x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $11.4B.

#8,858
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+18.0%
assets growth YoY
115×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,428,659,742 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

The Goldman Sachs 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. The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (24,866 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$1.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $9.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $11.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 22,650 in the plan year 2022 filing to 24,866 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 134019460 · The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan · $11.4B · 24,866 · 100th

  • EOY $11.4B
  • 5500 24,866
  • ASSETS 100th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Savings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pwc
  • RANK ind #8858

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Abbvie Savings Plan$11.7BThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan$11.4BSavings Plan for Employees and Partners of PwcSavings Plan for Employees a…$11.3BGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0General Dynamics Corporation…$11.2BThe Lilly Employee 401(k) PlanThe Lilly Employee 401(k) Pl…$11.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)$11.3B
Net Income$1.7B
Employer EIN134019460
Plan Effective Date1945-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12.8B 21.692729268016535% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10B$11B$12B$13B$14B 202220232024 $10.5B $12.8B ▲ +21.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 24,232 $10.5B
2023 2 26,253 $12.3B
2024 1 23,227 $12.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 0204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The Goldman Sachs 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanMcKinsey & Company, Inc. (Psrp) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.085287135 · Participants: 17796McKinsey & Company, Inc. (Psrp) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan
The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan reports $11.4B in end-of-year assets across 24,866 participants (0.093% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.026% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $459,610 per participant (3.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $1.7B.

This plan identity (EIN 134019460, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $9.7B to $12.8B (+32.3%) while covered participants moved from 22,650 to 23,227 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 22,650 $9.7B Open filing
2023 24,866 $11.4B This page
2024 · index core 23,227 $12.8B Open filing

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

The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Savings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pwc in FL ($11.3B); by covered participants it is Stryker Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in MI (24,750 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($11.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (24,866 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 The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 18.0% during 2023, from $9.7B to $11.4B. Reported net income was $1.7B.
How have The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.7%, from $10.5B to $12.8B.
Where does The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th 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 The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Savings Plan for Employees and Partners of Pwc in FL ($11.3B, 50,817 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Stryker Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in MI (24,750 participants, $6.6B in assets).