401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

SOUND 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$42M
Total assets Below avg plan size
610
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$68,098
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sound Employees Retirement Plan · Sponsored by SOUND · Washington · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$42M in assets, 610 participants

SOUND's Sound Employees Retirement Plan reported $42M in total assets and 610 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #14,285 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Sound Employees Retirement Plan covers 610 participants in Washington, about 41% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $42M.

#14,285
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+9.0%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sound Employees Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sound Employees Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$41,539,593 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Sound Employees Retirement 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. Sound Employees Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (610 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sound Employees Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sound Employees Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $38M in the plan year 2023 filing to $42M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sound Employees Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 587 in the plan year 2023 filing to 610 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 910818971 · SOUND PY 2024 · 401(k)

Sound Employees Retirement Plan · $42M · 610 · 82nd

  • BOOK $42M
  • VS-ST 610
  • BOY 82nd
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan
  • PART ind #14285

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Sound Employees Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sound Employees Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$42M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN910818971
Plan Effective Date1976-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (SOUND)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All SOUND plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 29.324905857924584% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $32.1M $41.5M ▲ +29.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 661 $32M
2023 1 587 $38M
2024 1 610 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Sound Employees Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500000050000010000001500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Sound Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.041539593 · Participants: 610Sound Employees Retirement PlanThe 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
Sound Employees Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Sound Employees Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sound Employees Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan in IN ($42M); by covered participants it is Salt Lake Community Action Program 401(k) Plan in UT (610 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (610 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 Sound Employees Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Sound Employees Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.0% during 2024, from $38M to $42M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have SOUND plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), SOUND's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.3%, from $32M to $42M.
Where does Sound Employees Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sound Employees Retirement Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 Sound Employees Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gardens Alive 401(k) Salary Savings Plan in IN ($42M, 742 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sound Employees Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Salt Lake Community Action Program 401(k) Plan in UT (610 participants, $19M 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 910818971.

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.