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Northwest Pathology, Ps401(k)

NORTHWEST PATHOLOGY 401(K) PLAN · BELLINGHAM, WA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.47%

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

Northwest Pathology, Ps reported $51,507 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.47% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,843 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 0.23% to 0.65%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other health care & social assistance employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Washington (973rd of 1,714), and the 5,143rd of 11,911 in health care & social assistance. In 2023, employees put in $1.98 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 222 to 362 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$12,031,393
Participants with balances213
Active participants362
Employer contributions$667,077
Employee contributions$1,323,948
Employer contribution per active participant$1,843
Average account balance$56,485
Benefits paid to participants$1,383,291
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.4M · 110 accts · $338K emplr
2023$12.0M · 213 accts · $667K emplr
2022$9.7M · 228 accts · $559K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$20,597
Investment management$30,910
Total administrative$51,507
The Northwest Pathology, Ps 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,843
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$2,841 per active participant
2023$1,843 per active participant
2022$2,518 per active participant

Northwest Pathology, Ps's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
OPPENHEIMER & CO INC · Investment advisory (plan)$30,910
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$20,597

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$63,140 · 0.65%
2023$51,507 · 0.47%
2022$21,507 · 0.23%
Similar plansHealth Care & Social Assistance · Washington
Hospice of Spokane WA$12.2M · 0.42%
Plymouth Housing Group WA$12.1M · 0.50%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 911385504 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.