Most generous 401(k)s in Manufacturing

52,990 graded manufacturing plans; median employer contribution $1,681 per active participant. Top plans with 500+ active participants (100+ if few qualify), ranked by employer dollars per participant (2024).

#	Employer	State	Active participants	Employer $ / participant	Score	Grade
1	BP Corporation North America Inc.	TX	955	$27,386	98	A
2	Sandoz Inc.	NJ	744	$25,238	83	A
3	Novartis Corporation	NJ	12,102	$23,828	97	A
4	Astellas US LLC	IL	3,502	$23,147	89	A
5	Ucb Holdings, Inc.	GA	1,870	$22,442	88	A
6	Organon LLC	NJ	1,710	$21,052	96	A
7	Glaxosmithkline LLC	PA	12,344	$20,438	75	A
8	Amgen Inc.	CA	13,660	$19,620	81	A
9	Altria Client Services LLC	VA	4,216	$19,264	76	A
10	Deer Park Refining, LP	TX	1,018	$19,236	86	A
11	Hess Corporation	TX	1,585	$18,527	86	A
12	Genentech, Inc.	CA	22,302	$17,667	87	A
13	Pfizer Inc	NY	31,389	$17,596	82	A
14	Lima Refining Company	OH	734	$17,193	89	A
15	Shpp US LLC	TX	888	$17,081	89	A
16	Shell USA, Inc.	TX	12,406	$16,933	85	A
17	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	NJ	2,012	$16,576	94	A
18	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	NJ	21,338	$16,530	74	B
19	Albemarle Corporation	NC	2,336	$16,415	97	A
20	HF Sinclair Corporation	TX	4,076	$16,178	89	A
21	Eisai Corporation of North America	NJ	1,762	$16,041	88	A
22	Lima Refining Company	OH	824	$15,970	89	A
23	Avago Technologies U.S. Inc.	CA	13,982	$15,531	91	A
24	Lundbeck LLC	IL	976	$15,279	89	A
25	Altria Client Services LLC	VA	1,705	$15,214	76	A
26	Sanofi-Aventis US LLC	NJ	13,472	$15,133	84	A
27	Indivior Inc.	VA	822	$15,032	82	A
28	Haleon US Holdings LLC	NJ	2,617	$14,978	87	A
29	Shure Incorporated	IL	1,134	$14,903	78	A
30	Covestro LLC	PA	2,555	$14,871	90	A
31	Mac Arthur Co	MN	1,299	$14,850	79	A
32	Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC	TX	2,000	$14,738	85	A
33	Kenvue Inc.	NJ	4,188	$14,731	83	A
34	Chevron Corporation	TX	21,850	$14,633	77	A
35	Deere & Company	IL	17,679	$14,456	80	A
36	Mylan Inc.	PA	2,535	$14,392	88	A
37	Calportland Company	NV	812	$14,254	86	A
38	Monroe Energy, LLC	PA	520	$13,991	94	A
39	CF Industries Holdings, Inc.	IL	2,172	$13,925	97	A
40	Citgo Petroleum Corporation	TX	2,399	$13,902	88	A
41	Fifth Generation, Inc	TX	714	$13,873	90	A
42	Tronox Incorporated	CT	647	$13,870	79	A
43	Bayer Corporation	MO	18,288	$13,821	80	A
44	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	CA	11,104	$13,768	76	A
45	Momentive Performance Materials Inc.	NY	1,491	$13,723	86	A
46	BP Corporation North America Inc.	TX	9,318	$13,692	99	A
47	Lear Corporation	MI	2,889	$13,588	87	A
48	The Mosaic Company	FL	2,168	$13,492	82	A
49	Genmab US, Inc.	NJ	966	$13,461	89	A
50	The Dow Chemical Company	MI	17,172	$13,325	89	A

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