401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$30M
Total assets Below avg plan size: 420
Participants Below avg headcount: 77th
Percentile by assets National rank: $71,505
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. · Maryland · Professional & Technical Services

$30M in assets, 420 participants

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc.'s Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $30M in total assets and 420 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

#15,593 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 420 participants in Maryland, about 45% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $30M.

#15,593
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers): +16.8%
assets growth YoY: 0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$30,032,074 Top 23% higher than 77% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 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. Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (420 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $26M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 409 in the plan year 2023 filing to 420 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 521629263 · Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $30M · 420 · 77th

PHOTO $30M
IND 420
EOY 77th
5500 401(k)
ASSETS near Tonneson & Company, PC. 401(k) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan
PCT ind #15593

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$30M
Net Income	$4M
Employer EIN	521629263
Plan Effective Date	1992-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc.)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $102M 25.89310932977905% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	694	$81M
2023	2	726	$91M
2024	2	748	$102M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan $51.4B · 96,812
Marriott Retirement Savings Plan $11.7B · 101,417
T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program $4.9B · 6,639
Nfl Player Second Career Savings Plan $4.1B · 2,771
Lockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees $3.0B · 18,370

Compare Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Tonneson & Company, PC. 401(k) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan in MA ($30M); by covered participants it is 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan for Emo Trans Employees in NY (420 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($30M here).

Tonneson & Company, PC. 401(k) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (MA) $30M · 94
Cockrell Interests Thrift Plan (TX) $30M · 100
Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan (VT) $30M · 138
The Myers-Briggs Company 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (CA) $30M · 103

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (420 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan for Emo Trans Employees (NY) 420 · 0 off
It Concepts 401(k) Plan (VA) 420 · 0 off
Douglas Fruit Company Salary Reduction and Savings Plan (WA) 420 · 0 off
Westconsin Credit Union Capital Accumulation Plan (WI) 420 · 0 off

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 Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.8% during 2024, from $26M to $30M. Reported net income was $4M.

How have Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.9%, from $81M to $102M.

Where does Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 77th 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 Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tonneson & Company, PC. 401(k) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan in MA ($30M, 94 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan for Emo Trans Employees in NY (420 participants, $41M 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 521629263.