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
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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

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

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.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

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

Tag the Aspen Group 401(k) PlanTag the Aspen Group 401(k) P…$597MWayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement PlanWayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k)…$596MBentley Systems, Incorporated Profit Sharing/401(k) PlanBentley Systems, Incorporate…$595MDomtar US Hourly 401(k) Plan$595MKennametal Thrift Plus Plan$595M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$528M
Net Assets (End of Year)$596M
Net Income$68M
Employer EIN582530930
Plan Effective Date2009-07-01
Filing StatusFILING 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
$0M$200M$400M$600M$800M 202220232024 $196M $596M ▲ +203.5%
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.

Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.595708288 · Participants: 23402Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement PlanThe Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.309174243 · Participants: 452126The Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.985170319 · Participants: 89836Delta 401(k) Retirement PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 15.928334925 · Participants: 14473Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for PilotsUPS 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.192071511 · Participants: 95250UPS 401(k) Savings PlanThe Home Depot Futurebuilder, Total assets ($B): 14.149677171 · Participants: 398464The Home Depot Futurebuilder
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

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).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (23,402 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 Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.8% during 2024, from $528M to $596M. Reported net income was $68M.
How have Wayne Farms LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wayne Farms LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 203.5%, from $196M to $596M.
Where does Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bentley Systems, Incorporated Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan in PA ($595M, 1,582 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Conagra Brands Retirement Income Savings Plan in IL (23,400 participants, $1.7B in assets).