401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Empirical Technology, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$84M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,191
Participants Near avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$70,514
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Empirical Technology, Inc. · South Dakota · Professional & Technical Services

$84M in assets, 1,191 participants

Empirical Technology, Inc.'s Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan reported $84M in total assets and 1,191 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #18,194 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in South Dakota

Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan covers 1,191 participants in South Dakota, 3.5x the typical South Dakota plan (state average ~340 per filing). Assets: $84M.

#18,194
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+10.6%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$83,981,882 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing 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. Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan lands in the large band (1,191 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 1,033 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,191 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $76M in the plan year 2023 filing to $84M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 942740498 · Empirical Technology, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan · $84M · 1,191 · 89th

  • RANK $84M
  • PHOTO 1,191
  • IND 89th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Lgg Industrial Retirement Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #18194

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in South Dakota →

Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Eduserve/Csusa Retirement PlanEduserve/Csusa Retirement Pl…$84M403(b) Plan for Self-Help Services Corporation403(b) Plan for Self-Help Se…$84MEmpirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanEmpirical 401(k) and Profit …$84MLgg Industrial Retirement Savings PlanLgg Industrial Retirement Sa…$84MAmerican Securities LLC 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Securities LLC 401(…$84M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

South Dakota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$76M
Net Assets (End of Year)$84M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN942740498
Plan Effective Date1986-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Empirical Technology, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Empirical Technology, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$84M 33.13011076278451% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $63.1M $84M ▲ +33.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 897 $63M
2023 1 1,033 $76M
2024 1 1,191 $84M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota

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

Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 02004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 83.981882 · Participants: 1191Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanBlack Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 811.221285 · Participants: 2881Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGood Samaritan Society 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 278.292791 · Participants: 12199Good Samaritan Society 401(k) PlanPoet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 265.689062 · Participants: 2380Poet 401(k) PlanDaktronics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 262.560689 · Participants: 2369Daktronics, Inc. 401(k) PlanPremier 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 240.594371 · Participants: 1821Premier 401(k) Plan
Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lgg Industrial Retirement Savings Plan in PA ($84M); by covered participants it is Shockwave Medical, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (1,191 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($84M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,191 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 Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.6% during 2024, from $76M to $84M. Reported net income was $14M.
How have Empirical Technology, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Empirical Technology, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.1%, from $63M to $84M.
Where does Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lgg Industrial Retirement Savings Plan in PA ($84M, 753 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shockwave Medical, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (1,191 participants, $105M 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 942740498.

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.