401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Paypal Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.2B
- Total assets
- 10,525
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $213,660
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Paypal Holdings, Inc. · California · Professional & Technical Services
$2.2B in assets, 10,525 participants
Paypal Holdings, Inc.'s Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan reported $2.2B in total assets and 10,525 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #20,089 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
Coverage in California
Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan covers 10,525 participants in California, 17x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.
- $2.2B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 10,525
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $213,660
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $399M in the plan year 2023 filing to $255M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 12,121 in the plan year 2023 filing to 10,525 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.0B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs California filers
In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan reports 10,525 participants - 17x that state average ($2.2B EOY assets).
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.2B |
| Net Income | $255M |
| Employer EIN | 472989869 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2015-07-18 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Paypal Holdings, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 13,355 | $1.6B |
| 2023 | 1 | 12,121 | $2.0B |
| 2024 | 1 | 10,525 | $2.2B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in California
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
- Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $48.7B · 116,712
- Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan $31.0B · 58,962
- Intel 401(k) Savings Plan $24.9B · 55,298
- Apple 401(k) Plan $24.7B · 101,450
- Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan $22.7B · 40,452
Scale composition for Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan
Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan reports $2.2B in end-of-year assets across 10,525 participants (0.018% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $213,660 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $255M.
This plan identity (EIN 472989869, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.6B to $2.2B (+41.1%) while covered participants moved from 13,355 to 10,525 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,355 | $1.6B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 12,121 | $2.0B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 10,525 | $2.2B | This page |
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- The Mgm Resorts 401(k) Savings Plan (NV) $2.2B · 37,719
- Paychex, Inc. 401(k) Incentive Retirement Plan (NY) $2.3B · 15,547
- Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (CO) $2.3B · 7,607
- Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions (NY) $2.3B · 35,000
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Paypal 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Paypal 401(k) Savings 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 California. Compare plans
- Paypal Holdings, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 41.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans