401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.3B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 4,388
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $298,966
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services
$1.3B in assets, 4,388 participants
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 4,388 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- #20,014 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan covers 4,388 participants in Massachusetts, 6.7x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.
- #20,014
- in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
- +21.2%
- assets growth YoY
- 13×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$1,311,864,359 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 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. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (4,388 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 3,789 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,388 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $255M in the plan year 2023 filing to $218M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 043039129 · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated PY 2024 · 401(k)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan · $1.3B · 4,388 · 99th
- NET $1.3B
- NET 4,388
- NET 99th
- NET 401(k)
- NET near Assa Abloy Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
- NET ind #20014
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 Massachusetts →
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.3B |
| Net Income | $218M |
| Employer EIN | 043039129 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1990-02-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $1.3B 58.45858516862044% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2,911 | $828M |
| 2023 | 1 | 3,789 | $1.1B |
| 2024 | 1 | 4,388 | $1.3B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- 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
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Assa Abloy Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in CT ($1.3B); by covered participants it is Rolls Royce North America 401(k) Savings Plan in VA (4,389 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.3B here).
- Assa Abloy Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (CT) $1.3B · 12,400
- Leonardo Drs, Inc. 401(k) Plan (VA) $1.3B · 6,030
- Perkins Coie Retirement and 401(k) Plan (WA) $1.3B · 1,738
- Gpi Savings Plan (GA) $1.3B · 8,521
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,388 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Rolls Royce North America 401(k) Savings Plan (VA) 4,389 · 1 off
- Prosegur Sis USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan (FL) 4,385 · 3 off
- Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees (IL) 4,384 · 4 off
- Major League Baseball Players Investment Plan (MD) 4,380 · 8 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.