401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Rocket Lab USA Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size
922
Participants Near avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$67,260
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Rocket Lab USA Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$62M in assets, 922 participants

Rocket Lab USA Inc.'s Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan reported $62M in total assets and 922 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #14,298 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $62M for 922 participants (~$67,260/participant), up 25.4% in 2024.

#14,298
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+25.4%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$62,013,916 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (922 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 325 in the plan year 2023 filing to 922 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $49M in the plan year 2023 filing to $62M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 981550340 · Rocket Lab USA Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan · $62M · 922 · 86th

  • PCT $62M
  • PCT 922
  • PCT 86th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan for Employees of Eye Associates of New Mexico, Ltd.
  • PCT ind #14298

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 California →

Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Harding Loevner Profit Sharing Thrift PlanHarding Loevner Profit Shari…$62MThe Peterson Companies 401(k) Employee Incentive PlanThe Peterson Companies 401(k…$62MWmk LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustWmk LLC 401(k) Profit Sharin…$62M401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan for Employees of Eye Associates of New Mexico, Ltd.401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan f…$62MRocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan$62M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Rocket Lab USA 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)$49M
Net Assets (End of Year)$62M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN981550340
Plan Effective Date2015-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Rocket Lab USA Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Rocket Lab USA Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 25.373460334835375% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 20232024 $49.5M $62M ▲ +25.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 325 $49M
2024 1 922 $62M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.062013916 · Participants: 922Rocket Lab USA 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan for Employees of Eye Associates of New Mexico, Ltd. in NM ($62M); by covered participants it is Dynata, LLC Employee 401(k) Plan in CT (922 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (922 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 Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 25.4% during 2024, from $49M to $62M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Rocket Lab USA Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Rocket Lab USA Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.4%, from $49M to $62M.
Where does Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th 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 Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plan for Employees of Eye Associates of New Mexico, Ltd. in NM ($62M, 656 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Rocket Lab USA 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dynata, LLC Employee 401(k) Plan in CT (922 participants, $114M 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 981550340.

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.