401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Paychex Retirement LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.1B
Total assets
485,003
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$2,225
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Paychex Retirement LLC · New York · Finance & Insurance

$1.1B in assets, 485,003 participants

Paychex Retirement LLC's Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 485,003 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #8,656 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in New York

Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan covers 485,003 participants in New York, 608x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $1.1B.

$1.1B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
485,003
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$2,225
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $434M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $297M in the plan year 2022 filing to $665M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 299,256 in the plan year 2022 filing to 485,003 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Participants vs New York filers

In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan reports 485,003 participants - 608x that state average ($1.1B EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$434M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.1B
Net Income$665M
Employer EIN853275179
Plan Effective Date2021-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Paychex Retirement LLC)

$0B$0.5B$1B$1.5B$2B 202220232024 $0.43B $1.77B ▲ +311.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Paychex Retirement LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 299,256 $434M
2023 1 485,003 $1.1B
2024 1 610,098 $1.8B

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Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan

Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan reports $1.1B in end-of-year assets across 485,003 participants (0.009% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.52% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $2,225 per participant (2% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $665M.

This plan identity (EIN 853275179, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $434M to $1.8B (+307.6%) while covered participants moved from 299,256 to 610,098 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 299,256 $434M Open filing
2023 485,003 $1.1B This page
2024 · index core 610,098 $1.8B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan surged - up 148.7% during 2023, from $434M to $1.1B. Reported net income was $665M.
How have Paychex Retirement LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Paychex Retirement LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 307.6%, from $434M to $1.8B.
Where does Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Teradata Savings Plan in CA ($1.1B, 2,129 participants).

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