401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$79M
Total assets Below avg plan size
268
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$295,586
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Physical Sciences Inc. · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services

$79M in assets, 268 participants

Physical Sciences Inc.'s Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $79M in total assets and 268 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #18,108 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 268 participants in Massachusetts, about 41% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $79M.

#18,108
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+9.7%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$79,217,158 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Physical Sciences 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. Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (268 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $72M in the plan year 2023 filing to $79M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 247 in the plan year 2023 filing to 268 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 042517090 · Physical Sciences Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan · $79M · 268 · 89th

  • EBSA $79M
  • PART 268
  • TYPE 89th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Emergency Technology, Inc. 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • VS-ST ind #18108

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 Massachusetts →

Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$72M
Net Assets (End of Year)$79M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN042517090
Plan Effective Date1983-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Physical Sciences Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Physical Sciences Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$172M 12.456417184179662% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$160M$170M$180M 202220232024 $153M $172M ▲ +12.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 500 $153M
2023 2 497 $170M
2024 2 543 $172M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.079217158 · Participants: 268Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Emergency Technology, Inc. 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MI ($79M); by covered participants it is Advantage Engineers, LLC 401(k) Plan in PA (268 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (268 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 Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.7% during 2024, from $72M to $79M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Physical Sciences Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Physical Sciences Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.5%, from $153M to $172M.
Where does Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 89th 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 Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Emergency Technology, Inc. 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MI ($79M, 380 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Physical Sciences Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Advantage Engineers, LLC 401(k) Plan in PA (268 participants, N/A 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 042517090.

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.