401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Packaging Corporation of America 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,384
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$353,896
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by Packaging Corporation of America · Illinois · Manufacturing

$1.6B in assets, 4,384 participants

Packaging Corporation of America's Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees reported $1.6B in total assets and 4,384 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #17,458 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees covers 4,384 participants in Illinois, 5.6x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

#17,458
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+12.7%
assets growth YoY
16×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$1,551,479,536 Top 1% higher than 99% of 123,620 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 2024

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees lands in the large band (4,384 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees reported net income fell from $195M in the plan year 2023 filing to $175M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees reported participants fell from 4,529 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,384 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 364277050 · Packaging Corporation of America PY 2024 · 401(k)

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees · $1.6B · 4,384 · 99th

  • NET $1.6B
  • NET 4,384
  • NET 99th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Thrift and Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies
  • NET ind #17458

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 Illinois →

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Henry Schein, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanHenry Schein, Inc. 401(k) Sa…$1.6BPackaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried EmployeesPackaging Corporation of Ame…$1.6BThrift and Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary CompaniesThrift and Investment Plan o…$1.6BGoodwin Procter LLP Partnership Profit Sharing Savings PlanGoodwin Procter LLP Partners…$1.6BDisney Hourly Savings and Investment PlanDisney Hourly Savings and In…$1.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income$175M
Employer EIN364277050
Plan Effective Date2000-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Packaging Corporation of America)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Packaging Corporation of America plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.0B 22.235714965809493% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.26B $3.99B ▲ +22.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,251 $3.3B
2023 5 20,299 $3.7B
2024 5 19,472 $4.0B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 1.551479536 · Participants: 4384Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried EmployeesAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Thrift and Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies in GA ($1.6B); by covered participants it is Prosegur Sis USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL (4,385 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,384 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees assets move in 2024?
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees grew at a solid clip - up 12.7% during 2024, from $1.4B to $1.6B. Reported net income was $175M.
How have Packaging Corporation of America plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Packaging Corporation of America's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.2%, from $3.3B to $4.0B.
Where does Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Thrift and Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies in GA ($1.6B, 5,094 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Prosegur Sis USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL (4,385 participants, $21M in assets).