401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$451M
Total assets
11,701
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$38,504
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · California · Professional & Technical Services

$451M in assets, 11,701 participants

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan reported $451M in total assets and 11,701 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #19,920 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in California

Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan covers 11,701 participants in California, 19x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $451M.

$451M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
11,701
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$38,504
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$40M in the plan year 2022 filing to $114M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $337M in the plan year 2022 filing to $451M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 10,571 in the plan year 2022 filing to 11,701 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State
California
Industry
Professional & Technical Services

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan reports 11,701 participants - 19x that state average ($451M EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$337M
Net Assets (End of Year)$451M
Net Income$114M
Employer EIN010627671
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.)

$300M$400M$500M$600M 202220232024 $337M $571M ▲ +69.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Space Exploration Technologies Corp. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 10,571 $337M
2023 1 11,701 $451M
2024 1 13,612 $571M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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Scale composition for Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan

Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan reports $451M in end-of-year assets across 11,701 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $38,504 per participant (28% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $114M.

This plan identity (EIN 010627671, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $337M to $571M (+69.6%) while covered participants moved from 10,571 to 13,612 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 10,571 $337M Open filing
2023 11,701 $451M This page
2024 · index core 13,612 $571M Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan surged - up 33.7% during 2023, from $337M to $451M. Reported net income was $114M.
How have Space Exploration Technologies Corp. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 69.6%, from $337M to $571M.
Where does Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dewberry 401(k)/Profit-Sharing Plan in VA ($451M, 2,460 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Space Exploration Technologies 401(k) Plan's numbers.

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 010627671.

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.