401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Waste Management, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $4.1B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 38,676
- Participants Very large workforce
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $105,405
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Waste Management, Inc. · Texas · Administrative & Support Services
$4.1B in assets, 38,676 participants
Waste Management, Inc.'s Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan reported $4.1B in total assets and 38,676 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- #4,367 in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan covers 38,676 participants in Texas, 56x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $4.1B.
- #4,367
- in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)
- +10.6%
- assets growth YoY
- 41×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$4,076,643,703 Highest reported value at or above every one of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Waste Management Retirement Savings 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. Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (38,676 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $488M in the plan year 2023 filing to $391M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $4.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 39,493 in the plan year 2023 filing to 38,676 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 731309529 · Waste Management, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)
Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan · $4.1B · 38,676 · 100th
- SCH $4.1B
- EBSA 38,676
- PART 100th
- TYPE 401(k)
- NET near The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Savings Plan
- BOOK ind #4367
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 Administrative & Support Services retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →
Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $3.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4.1B |
| Net Income | $391M |
| Employer EIN | 731309529 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1981-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Waste Management, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Waste Management, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $4.1B 27.380319300472756% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 38,026 | $3.2B |
| 2023 | 1 | 39,493 | $3.7B |
| 2024 | 1 | 38,676 | $4.1B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $43.1B · 109,889
- Exxonmobil Savings Plan $23.7B · 21,990
- Chevron Employee Savings Investment Plan $20.4B · 21,505
- Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $18.8B · 43,873
- Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan $17.0B · 67,820
Scale composition for Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan
Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan reports $4.1B in end-of-year assets across 38,676 participants (0.033% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.041% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $105,405 per participant (76% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $391M.
This plan identity (EIN 731309529, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.2B to $4.1B (+27.4%) while covered participants moved from 38,026 to 38,676 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38,026 | $3.2B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 39,493 | $3.7B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 38,676 | $4.1B | This page |
Waste Management Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Savings Plan in NY ($4.1B); by covered participants it is Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan in MN (38,480 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4.1B here).
- The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Savings Plan (NY) $4.1B · 24,024
- Cintas Partners' Plan (OH) $4.1B · 51,470
- Nfl Player Second Career Savings Plan (MD) $4.1B · 2,771
- Corning Incorporated Investment Plan (NY) $4.1B · 11,946
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (38,676 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan (MN) 38,480 · 196 off
- Iu Health 401(k) Savings Plan (IN) 38,460 · 216 off
- Advantage 401(k) Savings Plan (MO) 38,300 · 376 off
- Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan (IL) 38,229 · 447 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.