401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees of the Western Employees Benefit Plan 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$92M
Total assets Below avg plan size
3,127
Participants Above avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$29,551
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Western Employees Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of the Western Employees Benefit Plan · Washington · Manufacturing

$92M in assets, 3,127 participants

Board of Trustees of the Western Employees Benefit Plan's Western Employees Benefit Plan reported $92M in total assets and 3,127 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #16,102 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Western Employees Benefit Plan covers 3,127 participants in Washington, 2.1x the typical Washington plan (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $92M.

#16,102
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+16.4%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Western Employees Benefit Plan's outsized position by total assets

Western Employees Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$92,404,882 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Western Employees Benefit Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Western Employees Benefit Plan lands in the large band (3,127 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Western Employees Benefit Plan reported net income rose from -$18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Western Employees Benefit Plan end-of-year assets rose from $79M in the plan year 2022 filing to $92M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Western Employees Benefit Plan reported participants rose from 3,018 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,127 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 911154065 · Board of Trustees of the Western Employees Benefit Plan PY 2023 · 401(k)

Western Employees Benefit Plan · $92M · 3,127 · 91st

  • BOY $92M
  • SCH 3,127
  • EBSA 91st
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near U.a. Locals No. 375 and 367 Supplemental Trust
  • NET ind #16102

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 Washington →

Western Employees Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Azek Company 401(k) Plan$92MWiley & Wilson, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership and Savings PlanWiley & Wilson, Inc. Employe…$92MU.a. Locals No. 375 and 367 Supplemental TrustU.a. Locals No. 375 and 367 …$92MWestern Employees Benefit PlanWestern Employees Benefit Pl…$92MKey Energy Services 401(k) Savings & Retirement PlanKey Energy Services 401(k) S…$92M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Western Employees Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$92M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN911154065
Plan Effective Date1981-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of the Western Employees Benefit Plan)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees of the Western Employees Benefit Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$104M 31.41990824403969% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$80M$90M$100M$110M 202220232024 $79.4M $104M ▲ +31.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,018 $79M
2023 1 3,127 $92M
2024 1 2,510 $104M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Western Employees Benefit Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Western Employees Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.092404882 · Participants: 3127Western Employees Benefit PlanThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 72.246135158 · Participants: 128910The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.225853429 · Participants: 123296Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.384845813 · Participants: 192744Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 8.338937292 · Participants: 71538T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.118808679 · Participants: 87590401(k) Savings Plan
Western Employees Benefit Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Western Employees Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Western Employees Benefit Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is U.a. Locals No. 375 and 367 Supplemental Trust in OR ($92M); by covered participants it is Texas Roadhouse Salaried Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in KY (3,127 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,127 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 Western Employees Benefit Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Western Employees Benefit Plan grew sharply - up 16.4% during 2023, from $79M to $92M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Board of Trustees of the Western Employees Benefit Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of the Western Employees Benefit Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.4%, from $79M to $104M.
Where does Western Employees Benefit Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Western Employees Benefit Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Western Employees Benefit Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is U.a. Locals No. 375 and 367 Supplemental Trust in OR ($92M, 1,866 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Western Employees Benefit Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Texas Roadhouse Salaried Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in KY (3,127 participants, $111M 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 911154065.

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.