Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Johnson and Johnson
New Brunswick, NJ · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Johnson and Johnson, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, sponsors 5 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 2 defined contribution and 3 defined benefit. Together they reported 175,428 participant records and $46.3B in net assets.
The largest is Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, a defined benefit pension plan with 82,100 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $282M and participant contributions $827M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $3.55B. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $0.
Combined net assets moved from $15.1B in 2009 to $46.3B in 2024 (up 206%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 82,100 | $21.1B | $256,743 | — | $0 |
| Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 75,410 | $23.6B | $312,691 | $6,192 | $0 |
| Johnson & Johnson Retirement Plan for Puerto Rico Employees | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 10,300 | $681M | $66,139 | — | $0 |
| Johnson and Johnson Retirement Savings Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 5,474 | $540M | $98,662 | $1,920 | $0 |
| Retirement Plan for Union Represented Employees | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 2,144 | $405M | $189,053 | — | $0 |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 175,428 | $46.3B | $282M | $827M |
| 2023 | 5 | 175,583 | $45.0B | $263M | $754M |
| 2022 | 5 | 193,232 | $42.6B | $276M | $784M |
| 2021 | 5 | 186,981 | $53.2B | $256M | $740M |
| 2020 | 5 | 182,659 | $48.0B | $390M | $676M |
| 2019 | 5 | 179,886 | $41.2B | $832M | $703M |
| 2018 | 5 | 182,869 | $34.3B | $242M | $629M |
| 2017 | 5 | 178,148 | $36.9B | $813M | $701M |
| 2016 | 5 | 172,625 | $30.8B | $298M | $590M |
| 2015 | 5 | 176,495 | $28.9B | $612M | $531M |
| 2014 | 4 | 175,103 | $28.3B | $943M | $480M |
| 2013 | 4 | 74,563 | $13.0B | $184M | $490M |
| 2012 | 4 | 164,347 | $21.1B | $1.17B | $435M |
| 2011 | 2 | 64,843 | $8.64B | $156M | $428M |
| 2010 | 4 | 163,007 | $17.3B | $879M | $414M |
| 2009 | 4 | 164,357 | $15.1B | $738M | $427M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Johnson and Johnson have?
5 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Johnson & Johnson Retirement Plan for Puerto Rico Employees and Johnson and Johnson Retirement Savings Plan and others. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Johnson and Johnson contribute to its plans?
$282,067,236 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $3,056 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
The plans report no service provider organisations on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.