401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Wayne Farms LLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $596M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 23,402
- Participants Very large workforce
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $25,455
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Wayne Farms LLC · Georgia · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
$596M in assets, 23,402 participants
Wayne Farms LLC's Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $596M in total assets and 23,402 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #1,213 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
Coverage in Georgia
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 23,402 participants in Georgia, 21x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $596M.
- #1,213
- in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
- +12.8%
- assets growth YoY
- 6.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$595,708,288 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan is a mega filing (23,402 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 4,633 in the plan year 2023 filing to 23,402 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $50M in the plan year 2023 filing to $68M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $528M in the plan year 2023 filing to $596M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 582530930 · Wayne Farms LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan · $596M · 23,402 · 98th
- EIN $596M
- EIN 23,402
- EIN 98th
- EIN 401(k)
- EIN near Bentley Systems, Incorporated Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan
- EIN ind #1213
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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Georgia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $528M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $596M |
| Net Income | $68M |
| Employer EIN | 582530930 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2009-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Wayne Farms LLC)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Wayne Farms LLC plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $596M 203.54952690678414% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 7,855 | $196M |
| 2023 | 1 | 4,633 | $528M |
| 2024 | 1 | 23,402 | $596M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
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- Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan $19.0B · 89,836
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- UPS 401(k) Savings Plan $14.2B · 95,250
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Scale composition for Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $596M in end-of-year assets across 23,402 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.025% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $25,455 per participant (18% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $68M.
This plan identity (EIN 582530930, plan #020) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $196M to $596M (+203.5%) while covered participants moved from 3,976 to 23,402 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,976 | $196M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 4,633 | $528M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 23,402 | $596M | This page |
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Georgia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bentley Systems, Incorporated Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan in PA ($595M); by covered participants it is Conagra Brands Retirement Income Savings Plan in IL (23,400 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($596M here).
- Bentley Systems, Incorporated Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan (PA) $595M · 1,582
- Domtar US Hourly 401(k) Plan (SC) $595M · 2,554
- Kennametal Thrift Plus Plan (SC) $595M · 2,621
- Tag the Aspen Group 401(k) Plan (NY) $597M · 20,662
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (23,402 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Conagra Brands Retirement Income Savings Plan (IL) 23,400 · 2 off
- Reyes Holdings Retirement Plan (IL) 23,408 · 6 off
- Conduent Savings Plan (NJ) 23,430 · 28 off
- Troon Golf, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan (AZ) 23,435 · 33 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.