401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
270
Participants Below avg headcount
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$81,319
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Dawson Geophysical Company · Texas · Mining & Oil Extraction

$22M in assets, 270 participants

Dawson Geophysical Company's Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan reported $22M in total assets and 270 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #430 in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan covers 270 participants in Texas, about 39% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $22M.

#430
in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)
-13.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,956,014 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Dawson Geophysical Company 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. Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (270 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 211 in the plan year 2023 filing to 270 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $25M in the plan year 2023 filing to $22M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 742095844 · Dawson Geophysical Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan · $22M · 270 · 72nd

  • 5500 $22M
  • ASSETS 270
  • PCT 72nd
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Association Management Center, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • PHOTO ind #430

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 Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN742095844
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dawson Geophysical Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dawson Geophysical Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$22M 4.214414735439824% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$22M$24M$26M 202220232024 $22.9M $22M ▼ -4.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 167 $23M
2023 1 211 $25M
2024 1 270 $22M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021956014 · Participants: 270Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.121795 · Participants: 109889AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.711 · Participants: 21990Exxonmobil Savings PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 20.378704663 · Participants: 21505Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.81200478 · Participants: 43873Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanSouthwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.991748637 · Participants: 67820Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan
Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Association Management Center, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IL ($22M); by covered participants it is Frac Shack America 401(k) Retirement Plan in CO (270 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (270 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 Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.2% during 2024, from $25M to $22M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Dawson Geophysical Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dawson Geophysical Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 4.2%, from $23M to $22M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Association Management Center, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IL ($22M, 144 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dawson Geophysical Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Frac Shack America 401(k) Retirement Plan in CO (270 participants, $648K 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 742095844.

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.