SAUL EWING RETIREMENT PLAN · PHILADELPHIA, PA · plan year 2024
Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.09%
Peer grade: B+· admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Saul Ewing LLP reported $433,772 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.09% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $13,813 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 0.10% to 0.09%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 155th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and the 356th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.10 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 748 to 869 since 2022.
Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$489,252,177
Participants with balances1,193
Active participants869
Employer contributions$12,003,729
Employee contributions$10,874,802
Employer contribution per active participant$13,813
Average account balance$410,102
Benefits paid to participants$30,534,438
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorEISNERAMPER,LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$489.3M · 1,193 accts · $12.0M emplr
2023$434.1M · 1,179 accts · $20.9M emplr
2022$367.7M · 1,150 accts · $9.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$75,805
Investment management$336,787
Audit (IQPA)$21,180
Total administrative$433,772
The Saul Ewing LLP 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$13,813
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$13,813 per active participant
2023$24,921 per active participant
2022$12,960 per active participant
Saul Ewing LLP's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $4,294 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 231416352 ·
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Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.