South Carolina 401(k) plans
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Large 401(k) plans headquartered in South Carolina are in 401(k) Monitor’s published set, holding $39.1B in total, led on headcount by Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan with 18,710 active participants. Computed from DOL Form 5500 filings, plan years 2021–2025.
State means the sponsor’s address on the filing, not where employees work. The figures above read all 594 of the form-year-2024 DOL EFAST2 filings from South Carolina, so they are every plan of that size filed from the state; 18 of them have a page of their own here. A plan with fewer than 100 participants files a shorter form and is not in this data at all.
15 of the biggest 401(k) plans headquartered in South Carolina
| # | Plan | City | Active participants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Fort Mill | 18,710 | $1.2B |
| 2 | Michelin 401(k) Savings Plan | Greenville | 15,068 | $4.5B |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Sc Employee Savings And Salary Reduction Plan | Columbia | 12,890 | $1.5B |
| 4 | Applegreen US Retirement Plan | Lexington | 11,315 | $20.3M |
| 5 | Mcleod Health 401(k) Plan | Florence | 11,131 | $808.7M |
| 6 | Sonoco Retirement & Savings Plan | Hartsville | 11,080 | $1.7B |
| 7 | Retirement Savings Plan For Employees Of Continental-Rubber | Fort Mill | 10,839 | $1.3B |
| 8 | Sonepar USA 401 (K) Plan | Charleston | 10,624 | $1.2B |
| 9 | Southeastern Freight Lines Retirement Savings Program | Columbia | 8,448 | $1.2B |
| 10 | Apella Health Management, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Spartanburg | 7,010 | $167.6M |
| 11 | Hka Enterprises 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | Duncan | 6,269 | $17.4M |
| 12 | Novolex Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan | Hartsville | 6,230 | $385.3M |
| 13 | The Milliken Retirement Plan | Spartanburg | 5,691 | $1.4B |
| 14 | Peoplease LLC Plc Services, LLC 401(k) Plan | Charleston | 5,608 | $22.9M |
| 15 | Schaeffler Group USA Savings Retirement Plan | Fort Mill | 5,149 | $800.1M |
Every South Carolina plan page, by size
The table above is the top of the list. These 3 pages hold the 18 published plan pages from South Carolina, out of 594 filings of that kind in the data, split by how many people are in them, each ranked by active participants.
- 100 to 499 participants · 2 plans
- 1,000 to 4,999 participants · 1 plans
- 5,000 or more participants · 15 plans
401(k) fees in South Carolina vs the national median
| South Carolina medianAcross the 563 South Carolina plans in our set with usable fee data. | $120.08 per participant |
|---|---|
| National medianAcross 54,782 published plans with usable fee data. | $122.17 per participant |
| Difference | $2.09 below the national median |
Plan-paid means fees the plan itself reports on Schedule H; many employers pay providers directly, which a filing reports as $0. How to judge your own plan: are your 401(k) fees high?
South Carolina employers with a match dossier
These South Carolina-headquartered plans also file an SEC Form 11-K, so the employer’s match formula, vesting and eligibility are extracted on a company page.
- KENNAMETAL INC 401(k) match
Kennametal Thrift Plus Plan
- SONOCO PRODUCTS CO 401(k) match
Sonoco Retirement & Savings Plan
Useful links
- All states
Plan counts, fees and largest plans, state by state.
- The largest 401(k) plans in the US
The national ranking these state tables are drawn from.
- Average 401(k) fees by plan size
Fees depend on plan size more than on state.
Cite: 401(k) Monitor, “South Carolina 401(k) plans: largest plans and fees”, computed from DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 bulk data, plan years 2021–2025, published set of 57,824 plans, data as of July 28, 2026.
