401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$115M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,031
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$111,067
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries · Sponsored by Delta Air Lines, Inc. · Georgia · Transportation & Warehousing

$115M in assets, 1,031 participants

Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries reported $115M in total assets and 1,031 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #2,948 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Where Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries sits by assets

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $115M for 1,031 participants (~$111,067/participant), up 20.7% in 2024.

#2,948
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+20.7%
assets growth YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries's outsized position by total assets

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries vs every filed plan by assets

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

$114,510,061 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries'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. Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries lands in the large band (1,031 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries reported participants rose from 841 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,031 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries end-of-year assets rose from $95M in the plan year 2023 filing to $115M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries reported net income fell from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to $16M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 580218548 · Delta Air Lines, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries · $115M · 1,031 · 91st

  • BOY $115M
  • SCH 1,031
  • EBSA 91st
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #2948

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries in the asset neighbourhood

Oregon Emergency Physicians, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustOregon Emergency Physicians,…$115MShimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. Retirement PlanShimadzu Scientific Instrume…$115MDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for SubsidiariesDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan…$115MMccormick Barstow 401(k) Retirement PlanMccormick Barstow 401(k) Ret…$114MAxiom Global Inc. 401(k) Plan$114M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$95M
Net Assets (End of Year)$114M
Net Income$16M
Employer EIN580218548
Plan Effective Date1971-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Delta Air Lines, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Delta Air Lines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51.4B 27.83790401128044% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35B$40B$45B$50B$55B 202220232024 $40.2B $51.4B ▲ +27.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 11 112,289 $40.2B
2023 12 136,516 $46.0B
2024 12 145,368 $51.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

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

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries, Total assets ($B): 0.114510061 · Participants: 1031Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for SubsidiariesThe Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.309174243 · Participants: 452126The Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.985170319 · Participants: 89836Delta 401(k) Retirement PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 15.928334925 · Participants: 14473Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for PilotsUPS 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.192071511 · Participants: 95250UPS 401(k) Savings PlanThe Home Depot Futurebuilder, Total assets ($B): 14.149677171 · Participants: 398464The Home Depot Futurebuilder
Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries side-by-side with 3 peers →

Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. Retirement Plan in MD ($115M); by covered participants it is Sierra Nevada Brewing 401(k) Plan in CA (1,031 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,031 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 Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries assets move in 2024? ▼
Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries grew sharply - up 20.7% during 2024, from $95M to $115M. Reported net income was $16M.
How have Delta Air Lines, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 27.8%, from $40.2B to $51.4B.
Where does Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries ranks in the 91st 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 Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. Retirement Plan in MD ($115M, 567 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Subsidiaries? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sierra Nevada Brewing 401(k) Plan in CA (1,031 participants, $226M 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 580218548.

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.