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Upwork Inc.401(k)

UPWORK RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.12%

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

Upwork Inc. reported $133,810 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.12% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,146 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 0.06% to 0.12%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other administrative & support services employers. By assets it is the 858th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 142nd of 2,534 in administrative & support services. In 2024, employees put in $3.83 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 867 to 619 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$121,791,962
Participants with balances1,271
Active participants619
Employer contributions$3,804,594
Employee contributions$14,568,894
Employer contribution per active participant$6,146
Average account balance$95,824
Benefits paid to participants$9,709,955
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$121.8M · 1,271 accts · $3.8M emplr
2023$93.1M · 1,207 accts · $3.7M emplr
2022$66.8M · 1,209 accts · $3.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$57,978
Total administrative$133,810
The Upwork Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,146
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$6,146 per active participant
2023$4,654 per active participant
2022$4,023 per active participant

Upwork Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$60,007
NEWFRONT · Investment advisory (plan)$40,108
CREATIVE PLANNING · Investment advisory (plan)$35,000

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$133,810 · 0.12%
2023$64,964 · 0.08%
2022$42,460 · 0.06%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 464337682 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.