401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Parker Drilling Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$96M
Total assets Below avg plan size
991
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$97,354
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Parker Drilling Company · Texas · Mining & Oil Extraction

$96M in assets, 991 participants

Parker Drilling Company's Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $96M in total assets and 991 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

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

Where Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $96M for 991 participants (~$97,354/participant), up 12.8% in 2024.

#639
in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)
+12.8%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$96,477,899 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (991 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 831 in the plan year 2023 filing to 991 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $86M in the plan year 2023 filing to $96M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 730618660 · Parker Drilling Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $96M · 991 · 90th

  • SCH $96M
  • EBSA 991
  • PART 90th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Vizio, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #639

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 →

Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$86M
Net Assets (End of Year)$96M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN730618660
Plan Effective Date1980-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Parker Drilling Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Parker Drilling Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$96M 33.45973228291081% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $72.3M $96.5M ▲ +33.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 719 $72M
2023 1 831 $86M
2024 1 991 $96M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.096477899 · Participants: 991Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings 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
Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Vizio, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($96M); by covered participants it is Willow Valley Communities 401(k) Plan in PA (991 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (991 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 Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.8% during 2024, from $86M to $96M. Reported net income was $11M.
How have Parker Drilling Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Parker Drilling Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.5%, from $72M to $96M.
Where does Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 90th 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 Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Vizio, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($96M, 935 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Parker Wellbore 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Willow Valley Communities 401(k) Plan in PA (991 participants, $33M in assets).