401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Unifirst Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $554M
- Total assets
- 11,814
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $46,906
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Unifirst Corporation · Massachusetts · Other Services
$554M in assets, 11,814 participants
Unifirst Corporation's Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan reported $554M in total assets and 11,814 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)
- #7,673 in Other Services (7,719 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan covers 11,814 participants in Massachusetts, 18x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $554M.
- $554M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 11,814
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $46,906
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $58M in the plan year 2023 filing to $44M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $511M in the plan year 2023 filing to $554M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 11,487 in the plan year 2023 filing to 11,814 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Massachusetts filers
In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 659 participants across 4,265 plans. Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan reports 11,814 participants - 18x that state average ($554M EOY assets).
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $511M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $554M |
| Net Income | $44M |
| Employer EIN | 042103460 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1959-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Unifirst Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 10,586 | $455M |
| 2023 | 2 | 11,532 | $514M |
| 2024 | 2 | 11,854 | $557M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $34.2B · 66,907
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $11.4B · 34,618
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $7.7B · 14,762
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $6.8B · 20,639
- State Street Salary Savings Program $6.5B · 12,777
Scale composition for Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan
Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan reports $554M in end-of-year assets across 11,814 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $46,906 per participant (34% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $44M.
This plan identity (EIN 042103460, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $452M to $554M (+22.5%) while covered participants moved from 10,533 to 11,814 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,533 | $452M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 11,487 | $511M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 11,814 | $554M | This page |
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Lord Abbett 401(k) Retirement Plan (NJ) $554M · 789
- Hollister 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (IL) $554M · 1,305
- Akima, LLC 401(k) Plan (VA) $555M · 7,338
- Kent Corporation Retirement Plan (IA) $553M · 1,804
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Unifirst Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- Unifirst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Other Services plans