401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
United Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $16.8B
- Total assets
- 16,659
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $1.0M
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan · Sponsored by United Airlines, Inc. · Illinois · Transportation & Warehousing
$16.8B in assets, 16,659 participants
United Airlines, Inc.'s United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan reported $16.8B in total assets and 16,659 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #3,292 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan covers 16,659 participants in Illinois, 21x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $16.8B.
- $16.8B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 16,659
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $1.0M
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $16.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan reported participants rose from 14,959 in the plan year 2023 filing to 16,659 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan reported net income fell from $2.5B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.5B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Illinois filers
In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan reports 16,659 participants - 21x that state average ($16.8B EOY assets).
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $14.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $16.8B |
| Net Income | $2.5B |
| Employer EIN | 742099724 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2005-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (United Airlines, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 110,304 | $26.7B |
| 2023 | 6 | 114,586 | $31.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 102,481 | $32.6B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan $21.3B · 66,965
- State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $19.0B · 63,297
- Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $15.8B · 38,229
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $14.5B · 233,635
- Abbvie Savings Plan $13.4B · 26,790
Scale composition for United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan
United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan reports $16.8B in end-of-year assets across 16,659 participants (0.14% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.018% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $1.0M per participant (7.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $2.5B.
This plan identity (EIN 742099724, plan #202) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $11.8B to $16.8B (+42.5%) while covered participants moved from 13,437 to 16,659 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,437 | $11.8B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 14,959 | $14.4B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 16,659 | $16.8B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $10.3B, 57,326 participants)
- United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan (401(k), $5.3B, 27,196 participants)
- The Continental Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $3.5B, 25,492 participants)
- The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $231M, 1,289 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan by total assets, not by location.
- 401(k) Pension Plan (VA) $16.8B · 62,869
- Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan (TX) $17.0B · 67,820
- Meta Platforms, Inc 401(k) Plan (CA) $16.5B · 51,434
- Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees (MI) $17.3B · 31,790
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
- United Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans