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
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
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.
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
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.6B |
| Net Income | $175M |
| Employer EIN | 364277050 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2000-02-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan $21.3B · 66,965
- State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $19.0B · 63,297
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $16.8B · 16,659
- Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $15.8B · 38,229
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $14.5B · 233,635
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.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.6B here).
- Thrift and Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies (GA) $1.6B · 5,094
- Goodwin Procter LLP Partnership Profit Sharing Savings Plan (MA) $1.6B · 1,958
- Disney Hourly Savings and Investment Plan (CA) $1.6B · 98,653
- Henry Schein, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (NY) $1.6B · 7,053
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,384 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Prosegur Sis USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan (FL) 4,385 · 1 off
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan (MA) 4,388 · 4 off
- Major League Baseball Players Investment Plan (MD) 4,380 · 4 off
- Jtekt North America 401(k) Retirement Plan (SC) 4,379 · 5 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.