401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Employer Support Services 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
243
Participants Below avg headcount
59th
Percentile by assets National rank
$42,111
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ess Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Employer Support Services · Louisiana · Administrative & Support Services

$10M in assets, 243 participants

Employer Support Services's Ess Retirement Savings Plan reported $10M in total assets and 243 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 59th 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.

  • #3,385 in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)

Coverage in Louisiana

Ess Retirement Savings Plan covers 243 participants in Louisiana, about 49% of the average Louisiana filer (state average ~495 per filing). Assets: $10M.

#3,385
in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)
+28.0%
assets growth YoY

Ess Retirement Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Administrative & Support Services and all filers

Ess Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,232,908 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Ess Retirement 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. Ess Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (243 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ess Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ess Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ess Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 262 in the plan year 2022 filing to 243 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 721311962 · Employer Support Services PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ess Retirement Savings Plan · $10M · 243 · 59th

  • PART $10M
  • PART 243
  • PART 59th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Smucker Company Savings and Retirement 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #3385

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 Administrative & Support Services retirement plans → · Plans in Louisiana →

Ess Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ess Retirement Savings Plan$10MSmucker Company Savings and Retirement 401(k) PlanSmucker Company Savings and …$10MCrowley Retirement Income System Plan - Puerto RicoCrowley Retirement Income Sy…$10MOverseas Hardwoods Company 401(k) PlanOverseas Hardwoods Company 4…$10MLifeway Family Physicians, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanLifeway Family Physicians, P…$10M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ess Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Louisiana filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN721311962
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Employer Support Services)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Employer Support Services plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12M 53.0534560323002% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6M$8M$10M$12M$14M 202220232024 $7.99M $12.2M ▲ +53.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 262 $8M
2023 1 243 $10M
2024 1 355 $12M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Louisiana

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

Ess Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Ess Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.010232908 · Participants: 243Ess Retirement Savings PlanLumen 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.140330247 · Participants: 24522Lumen 401(k) Savings PlanSavings Plan of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries, Total assets ($B): 3.827701341 · Participants: 10136Savings Plan of Entergy Corporation and SubsidiariesOchsner Clinic Foundation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.304723514 · Participants: 31221Ochsner Clinic Foundation 401(k) PlanLouisiana Children's Medical Center Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.866658906 · Participants: 12934Louisiana Children's Medical Center Retirement and Savings PlanAmedisys Holding, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.849210896 · Participants: 20100Amedisys Holding, LLC 401(k) Plan
Ess Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Ess Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ess Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Louisiana, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Smucker Company Savings and Retirement 401(k) Plan in PA ($10M); by covered participants it is Ebq Retirement Plan in TX (243 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (243 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 Ess Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ess Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 28.0% during 2023, from $8M to $10M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Employer Support Services plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Employer Support Services's sponsor-wide assets grew 53.1%, from $8M to $12M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ess Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Smucker Company Savings and Retirement 401(k) Plan in PA ($10M, 148 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ess Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ebq Retirement Plan in TX (243 participants, $2M 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 721311962.

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.