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American Payroll Service LLC401(k)

AMERICAN PAYROLL SERVICE 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.41%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

American Payroll Service LLC reported $98,463 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.41% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,740 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.76% to 1.41%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Ohio (2,285th of 3,295), and 9,005th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $1.16 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,121,489
Participants with balances119
Active participants125
Employer contributions$342,526
Employee contributions$396,880
Employer contribution per active participant$2,740
Average account balance$59,844
Benefits paid to participants$1,251,669
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.1M · 119 accts · $343K emplr
2023$6.9M · 121 accts · $304K emplr
2022$5.7M · 119 accts · $317K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$66,407
Investment management$31,256
Total administrative$98,463
The American Payroll Service LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,740
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,740 per active participant
2023$2,139 per active participant
2022$2,616 per active participant

American Payroll Service LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
COHEN AND CO$15,600
CREATIVE PLANNING$14,656
QUALIFIED PLAN CONSULTANTS, LLC · Pension consulting$1,000

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$98,463 · 1.41%
2023$68,954 · 1.10%
2022$45,964 · 0.76%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 471078916 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.