401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Messer North America Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$397M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,156
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$184,281
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Messer Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Messer North America Inc · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$397M in assets, 2,156 participants

Messer North America Inc's Messer Retirement Savings Plan reported $397M in total assets and 2,156 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #16,826 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Messer Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,156 participants in New Jersey, 2.6x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $397M.

#16,826
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+13.1%
assets growth YoY
4.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Messer Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Messer Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$397,309,338 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Messer Retirement Savings 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. Messer Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,156 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Messer Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $56M in the plan year 2023 filing to $46M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Messer Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $351M in the plan year 2023 filing to $397M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Messer Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,926 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,156 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 201043281 · Messer North America Inc PY 2024 · 401(k)

Messer Retirement Savings Plan · $397M · 2,156 · 97th

  • IND $397M
  • IND 2,156
  • IND 97th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Meritus Health 401(k) Savings Plan
  • IND ind #16826

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 New Jersey →

Messer Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Major League Baseball 401(k) Plan and TrustMajor League Baseball 401(k)…$397MLoandepot.Com, LLC 401(k) PlanLoandepot.Com, LLC 401(k) Pl…$397MTti Incorporated 401(k) Plan$397MMesser Retirement Savings PlanMesser Retirement Savings Pl…$397MMeritus Health 401(k) Savings PlanMeritus Health 401(k) Saving…$397M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Messer Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$351M
Net Assets (End of Year)$397M
Net Income$46M
Employer EIN201043281
Plan Effective Date2019-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Messer North America Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Messer North America Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$397M 34.658325426254414% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $295M $397M ▲ +34.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,821 $295M
2023 1 1,926 $351M
2024 1 2,156 $397M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Messer Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Messer Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.397309338 · Participants: 2156Messer Retirement Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.9134575 · Participants: 185532JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 29.376133902 · Participants: 69218Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.58476515 · Participants: 42583Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.327167732 · Participants: 56714Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.970916966 · Participants: 27956Merck US Savings Plan
Messer Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Messer Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Meritus Health 401(k) Savings Plan in MD ($397M); by covered participants it is Pitman Farms, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA (2,156 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($397M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,156 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 Messer Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Messer Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.1% during 2024, from $351M to $397M. Reported net income was $46M.
How have Messer North America Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Messer North America Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.7%, from $295M to $397M.
Where does Messer Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Messer Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Messer Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Meritus Health 401(k) Savings Plan in MD ($397M, 3,261 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Messer Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pitman Farms, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA (2,156 participants, $9M 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 201043281.

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.