401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Merck & Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $545M
- Total assets
- 2,195
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $248,504
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan · Sponsored by Merck & Co., Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing
$545M in assets, 2,195 participants
Merck & Co., Inc.'s Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan reported $545M in total assets and 2,195 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #17,043 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan covers 2,195 participants in New Jersey, 2.6x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $545M.
- $545M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 2,195
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $248,504
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan reported net income rose from $38M in the plan year 2023 filing to $52M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan reported participants fell from 2,487 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,195 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $499M in the plan year 2023 filing to $545M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs New Jersey filers
In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan reports 2,195 participants - 2.6x that state average ($545M EOY assets).
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $499M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $545M |
| Net Income | $52M |
| Employer EIN | 221918501 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1983-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Merck & Co., Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 55,803 | $22.2B |
| 2023 | 4 | 57,497 | $24.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 59,874 | $26.3B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $52.9B · 185,532
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $29.4B · 69,218
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $23.6B · 42,583
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $18.3B · 56,714
- Merck US Savings Plan $15.0B · 27,956
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Tax Opportunity Plan for Savings (Plan a) (NY) $546M · 271
- Process Equipment Group 401(k) Savings Plan (IN) $545M · 2,023
- Millennium International Management LP Savings Plan (NY) $546M · 2,377
- Cae USA, Inc. Savings, Investment & Employee Benefit Plan Number 1 (FL) $545M · 4,484
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Msd Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- Merck & Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans