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Washington Federal Bank401(k)

WASHINGTON FEDERAL BANK 401(K) PLAN · SEATTLE, WA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.18%

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

Washington Federal Bank reported $367,437 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.18% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,029 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.177%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 99th-largest of 1,714 plans among Washington employers on file, and the 543rd of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.41 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$225,206,804
Participants with balances2,701
Active participants2,211
Employer contributions$8,907,066
Employee contributions$12,553,781
Employer contribution per active participant$4,029
Average account balance$83,379
Benefits paid to participants$21,772,918
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$225.2M · 2,701 accts · $8.9M emplr
2023$190.3M · 2,617 accts · $7.6M emplr
2022$160.1M · 2,606 accts · $11.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$154,201
Investment management$130,383
Audit (IQPA)$40,950
Trustee / custodial$10,060
Total administrative$367,437
The Washington Federal Bank 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,029
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$4,029 per active participant
2023$3,691 per active participant
2022$5,305 per active participant

Washington Federal Bank'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 · 20245
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Trustee (directed)$164,024
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$74,016
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES · Investment advisory (plan)$56,717
PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC · Accounting / audit$40,950
HARLOWE & FALK LLP · Legal$31,730

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$367,437 · 0.18%
2023$313,774 · 0.18%
2022$316,272 · 0.18%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 910135860 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.