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Earth Systems, Inc.401(k)

EARTH SYSTEMS, INC. 401(K) PLAN · SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.37%

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

Earth Systems, Inc. reported $83,151 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.37% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,051 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.370%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 3,285th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 5,061st of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.58 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$22,996,283
Participants with balances156
Active participants106
Employer contributions$429,380
Employee contributions$1,107,245
Employer contribution per active participant$4,051
Average account balance$147,412
Benefits paid to participants$2,803,575
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$23.0M · 156 accts · $429K emplr
2023$21.9M · 158 accts · $516K emplr
2022$20.4M · 156 accts · $414K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$81,651
Audit (IQPA)$1,500
Total administrative$83,151
The Earth Systems, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,051
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,051 per active participant
2023$4,450 per active participant
2022$3,542 per active participant

Earth Systems, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size. 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.

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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 · 20241
STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP · Claims processing · Recordkeeping$81,651

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024The Standard
2023The Standard

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Administrative cost history3
2024$83,151 · 0.37%
2023$89,335 · 0.42%
2022$82,604 · 0.37%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 941712756 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.