401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Clean Harbors Enviromental Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $896M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 14,911
- Participants Very large workforce
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $60,090
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Clean Harbors Enviromental Services, Inc. · Massachusetts · Utilities
$896M in assets, 14,911 participants
Clean Harbors Enviromental Services, Inc.'s Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan reported $896M in total assets and 14,911 participants in its 2022 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.
- #654 in Utilities (738 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan covers 14,911 participants in Massachusetts, 23x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $896M.
- #654
- in Utilities (738 peers)
- -2.4%
- assets change YoY
- 9.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $175M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$895,994,875 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan is a mega filing (14,911 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 042698999 · Clean Harbors Enviromental Services, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)
Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan · $896M · 14,911 · 99th
- TYPE $896M
- NET 14,911
- BOOK 99th
- VS-ST 401(k)
- BOY near Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program
- SCH ind #654
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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →
Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $918M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $896M |
| Net Income | -$175M |
| Employer EIN | 042698999 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1985-04-06 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Clean Harbors Enviromental Services, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Clean Harbors Enviromental Services, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $1.2B 38.94050822556323% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 14,911 | $896M |
| 2023 | 1 | 15,989 | $1.1B |
| 2024 | 1 | 17,223 | $1.2B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $23.0B · 52,036
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $8.8B · 32,843
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $5.8B · 13,690
- Philips North America 401(k) Plan $5.2B · 19,750
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $4.9B · 18,359
Scale composition for Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan
Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan reports $896M in end-of-year assets across 14,911 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.016% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $60,090 per participant (43% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$175M.
This plan identity (EIN 042698999, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $896M to $1.2B (+38.9%) while covered participants moved from 14,911 to 17,223 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,911 | $896M | This page |
| 2023 | 15,989 | $1.1B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 17,223 | $1.2B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan (401(k), $1.2B, 17,223 participants)
Clean Harbors Savings and Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program in TN ($896M); by covered participants it is Clubcorp Individual Investment Plan in TX (14,922 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($896M here).
- Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Employee Retirement Savings Program (TN) $896M · 6,253
- Hni Corporation Profit-Sharing Retirement Plan (IA) $895M · 6,844
- Southeastern Freight Lines Retirement Savings Program (SC) $897M · 8,671
- Pultegroup, Inc. 401(k) Plan (GA) $898M · 6,322
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (14,911 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Clubcorp Individual Investment Plan (TX) 14,922 · 11 off
- Nextera Energy, Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan (FL) 14,889 · 22 off
- Precision Castparts Corp. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (OR) 14,939 · 28 off
- Sheetz, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (PA) 14,875 · 36 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.