401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Proto Labs, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$110M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,607
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$68,464
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Proto Labs, Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$110M in assets, 1,607 participants

Proto Labs, Inc.'s Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $110M in total assets and 1,607 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #15,435 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $110M for 1,607 participants (~$68,464/participant), up 12.6% in 2024.

#15,435
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+12.6%
assets growth YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$110,020,929 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) 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. Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,607 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $12M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $98M in the plan year 2023 filing to $110M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,668 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,607 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 411939628 · Proto Labs, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $110M · 1,607 · 91st

  • PART $110M
  • TYPE 1,607
  • NET 91st
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Atwell, LLC Savings and Profit Sharing Plan
  • BOY ind #15435

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 Minnesota →

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

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$98M
Net Assets (End of Year)$110M
Net Income$12M
Employer EIN411939628
Plan Effective Date2002-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Proto Labs, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Proto Labs, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$110M 40.895677863718895% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$80M$90M$100M$110M$120M 202220232024 $78.1M $110M ▲ +40.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,736 $78M
2023 1 1,668 $98M
2024 1 1,607 $110M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.110020929 · Participants: 1607Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.886997456 · Participants: 179076Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.618762181 · Participants: 205460Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.419645154 · Participants: 409649Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.719378 · Participants: 38480Medtronic Savings and Investment PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.442089862 · Participants: 73109U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Atwell, LLC Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in MI ($110M); by covered participants it is Hess Corporation Employees' Savings Plan in TX (1,607 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($110M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,607 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 Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.6% during 2024, from $98M to $110M. Reported net income was $12M.
How have Proto Labs, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Proto Labs, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 40.9%, from $78M to $110M.
Where does Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 91st 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 Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Atwell, LLC Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in MI ($110M, 1,246 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Protolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hess Corporation Employees' Savings Plan in TX (1,607 participants, $1.1B 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 411939628.

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.