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Gusto (Zenpayroll)401(k)

GUSTO 401(K) PLAN · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.18%

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

Gusto (Zenpayroll) reported $216,386 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.18% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $0 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 fell from 0.29% to 0.18%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 760th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 1,122nd of 11,654 in professional & technical services.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$138,524,673
Participants with balances3,140
Active participants2,695
Employer contributions$0
Employee contributions$22,831,858
Employer contribution per active participant$0
Average account balance$44,116
Benefits paid to participants$10,356,316
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$138.5M · 3,140 accts
2023$102.7M · 2,834 accts · $4K emplr
2022$70.6M · 2,837 accts
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$167,192
Investment management$34,194
Audit (IQPA)$15,000
Total administrative$216,386
The Gusto (Zenpayroll) 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$0
Median for plans this size$3,635

Gusto (Zenpayroll)'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$167,192
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$34,194
PENSION ASSURANCE, LLP · Accounting / audit$15,000

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$216,386 · 0.18%
2023$197,064 · 0.23%
2022$192,550 · 0.29%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 453942850 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.