Butterball 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingButterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan · Plan 003 · EIN 56-1458630Updated Oct 2026

What Butterball's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $5.2M in employer contributions, about $2,036 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$60,550
Average account balance
7,544
Participants (end of year)
$156M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.14%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperFidelity Investments InstitutionalSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorUhy, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,622 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Butterball: employer contribution per participant$2,036
Peer median$2,413
Butterball: average balance$60,550
Peer median$86,434
Butterball: admin expenses ÷ assets0.14%
Peer median0.12%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $140M at the end of plan year 2023 to $156M at the end of plan year 2024.

$140M2023$156M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Butterball plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20247,544$156M$5.2M$2,0360.14%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20235,644$140M$4.8M$1,8910.14%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Butterball plans (1)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Carolina Turkeys Employees' Pension Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 56-1458630 · plan year 2024 filing
$35,290
Average account balance
947
Participants (end of year)
$33.4M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.73%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Trust CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorUhy LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Butterball match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $5.2M in employer contributions, about $2,036 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Butterball 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Butterball, LLC Salary & Hourly 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Butterball 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Investments Institutional. The plan administrator is Butterball, LLC.

I left Butterball. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Butterball, LLC, (919) 255-7900) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Institutional. The Butterball old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Butterball 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Butterball filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Butterball. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology