401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Small plan by assets
550
Participants Below avg headcount
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$44,709
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by The L.S. Starrett Company · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$25M in assets, 550 participants

The L.S. Starrett Company's The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan reported $25M in total assets and 550 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #12,551 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $25M for 550 participants (~$44,709/participant), up 20.3% in 2023.

#12,551
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+20.3%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,590,043 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings 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. The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (550 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $25M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 563 in the plan year 2022 filing to 550 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 041866480 · The L.S. Starrett Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan · $25M · 550 · 76th

  • BOOK $25M
  • VS-ST 550
  • BOY 76th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Itr Industries, Inc. & Affiliates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • PART ind #12551

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 Massachusetts →

The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN041866480
Plan Effective Date1986-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The L.S. Starrett Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The L.S. Starrett Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$116M 7.118980074849635% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$105M$110M$115M$120M 202220232024 $108M $116M ▲ +7.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,469 $108M
2023 4 1,383 $116M
2024 4 1,279 $116M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.024590043 · Participants: 550The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Itr Industries, Inc. & Affiliates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NY ($25M); by covered participants it is Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (550 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (550 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 L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 20.3% during 2023, from $20M to $25M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have The L.S. Starrett Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The L.S. Starrett Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.1%, from $108M to $116M.
Where does The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 76th 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 The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Itr Industries, Inc. & Affiliates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NY ($25M, 449 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (550 participants, $20M 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 041866480.

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.