401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Seattle Times Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$155M
Total assets Near avg plan size
583
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$265,996
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries · Sponsored by Seattle Times Company · Washington · Information & Media

$155M in assets, 583 participants

Seattle Times Company's 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries reported $155M in total assets and 583 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #2,527 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Washington

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries covers 583 participants in Washington, about 39% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $155M.

#2,527
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+8.6%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries's outsized position by total assets

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries vs every filed plan by assets

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

$155,075,737 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries 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. 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries sits mid-pack in the medium band (583 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries end-of-year assets rose from $143M in the plan year 2023 filing to $155M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries reported net income fell from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $12M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries reported participants fell from 600 in the plan year 2023 filing to 583 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 910403890 · Seattle Times Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries · $155M · 583 · 93rd

  • 5500 $155M
  • ASSETS 583
  • PCT 93rd
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. Retirement Investment Plan
  • PHOTO ind #2527

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$143M
Net Assets (End of Year)$155M
Net Income$12M
Employer EIN910403890
Plan Effective Date1980-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Seattle Times Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Seattle Times Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$337M 12.030407038677508% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$280M$300M$320M$340M$360M 202220232024 $301M $337M ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 757 $301M
2023 3 737 $325M
2024 3 708 $337M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500000050000010000001500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries, Total assets ($B): 0.155075737 · Participants: 583401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and SubsidiariesThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 73.910477714 · Participants: 139394The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 65.646011638 · Participants: 118818Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 41.017392708 · Participants: 202468Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanAmazon 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.593744657 · Participants: 1209303Amazon 401(k) Plan401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.074085187 · Participants: 86668401(k) Savings Plan
401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. Retirement Investment Plan in NY ($155M); by covered participants it is Aging with Comfort 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in PA (583 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($155M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (583 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 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries assets move in 2024?
401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries grew at a solid clip - up 8.6% during 2024, from $143M to $155M. Reported net income was $12M.
How have Seattle Times Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Seattle Times Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $301M to $337M.
Where does 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. Retirement Investment Plan in NY ($155M, 299 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 401(k) Savings Plan for Employees of Seattle Times Company and Subsidiaries?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aging with Comfort 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in PA (583 participants, $27K in assets).