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Murphy Tower Service, LLC401(k)

MURPHY TOWER SERVICE, LLC 401(K) PLAN · CARLISLE, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.15%

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

Murphy Tower Service, LLC reported $67,578 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.15% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,491 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 1.08% to 1.15%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Iowa (672nd of 878), and 3,766th of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, employees put in $4.66 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 173 to 122 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$6,046,991
Participants with balances153
Active participants122
Employer contributions$181,877
Employee contributions$847,033
Employer contribution per active participant$1,491
Average account balance$39,523
Benefits paid to participants$1,425,888
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHARDING, SHYMANSKI & COMPANY, PSC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$6.0M · 153 accts · $182K emplr
2023$5.7M · 183 accts · $311K emplr
2022$4.3M · 184 accts · $350K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$67,578
Total administrative$67,578
The Murphy Tower Service, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,491
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,491 per active participant
2023$2,270 per active participant
2022$2,024 per active participant

Murphy Tower Service, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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.

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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$67,577
S B H U LIFE AGENCY INC · Other servicesindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$67,578 · 1.15%
2023$59,481 · 1.19%
2022$45,735 · 1.08%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 861108842 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.