401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$150M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,714
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$87,435
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Thorlabs, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$150M in assets, 1,714 participants

Thorlabs, Inc.'s Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $150M in total assets and 1,714 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #15,889 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 1,714 participants in New Jersey, 2.0x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $150M.

#15,889
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+21.5%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$149,863,354 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan'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. Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,714 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,381 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,714 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $123M in the plan year 2023 filing to $150M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $28M in the plan year 2023 filing to $27M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 222873153 · Thorlabs, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · $150M · 1,714 · 93rd

  • PHOTO $150M
  • PHOTO 1,714
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  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Forest Lawn 401(k) Plan
  • PHOTO ind #15889

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 New Jersey →

Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$123M
Net Assets (End of Year)$150M
Net Income$27M
Employer EIN222873153
Plan Effective Date1993-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Thorlabs, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Thorlabs, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$150M 56.88085424350806% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$100M$120M$140M$160M 202220232024 $95.5M $150M ▲ +56.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,238 $96M
2023 1 1,381 $123M
2024 1 1,714 $150M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.149863354 · Participants: 1714Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.9134575 · Participants: 185532JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 29.376133902 · Participants: 69218Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.58476515 · Participants: 42583Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.327167732 · Participants: 56714Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.970916966 · Participants: 27956Merck US Savings Plan
Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Forest Lawn 401(k) Plan in CA ($150M); by covered participants it is Cha Consulting, Inc. Retirement Investment Plan in NY (1,715 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($150M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,714 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 Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 21.5% during 2024, from $123M to $150M. Reported net income was $27M.
How have Thorlabs, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Thorlabs, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 56.9%, from $96M to $150M.
Where does Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Forest Lawn 401(k) Plan in CA ($150M, 1,098 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cha Consulting, Inc. Retirement Investment Plan in NY (1,715 participants, $268M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 222873153.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.