Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Sterling StaffingProfit-sharing plan

STERLING STAFFING · BROOKLYN, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.12%

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

Sterling Staffing reported $9,178 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.12% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,588 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 2.56% to 1.12%. The plan sits in the under $1M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,109 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in New York (5,284th of 5,648), and 2,137th of 2,199 in information & media. active participation has grown from 148 to 384 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,234,337
Participants with balances238
Active participants384
Employer contributions$993,816
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$2,588
Average account balance$5,186
Benefits paid to participants$230,313
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBAS PARTNERS LLC, DBA A PORTER CPA
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$1.2M · 238 accts · $994K emplr
2023$398K · 104 accts
2022$424K · 146 accts · $192K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$9,178
Total administrative$9,178
Employer contributions to the Sterling Staffing plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,588
Median for plans this size$540
2024$2,588 per active participant
2022$1,295 per active participant

Sterling Staffing's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $540 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.

Service providers · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$9,178
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$9,178 · 1.12%
2023$7,129 · 1.73%
2022$11,048 · 2.56%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 279439911 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.