Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

401(k) statistics

Reference figures on U.S. 401(k) plans, computed from 220,361 Form 5500 filings across 81,250 employers. Every number links to a page explaining exactly how it is measured, and each may be cited with attribution.

Headline figures · plan year 2024
Assets in large DC plans on file$9.19 trillion
Participant accounts83.2 million
Median admin fee, plans under $1M0.96%
Median admin fee, plans over $1B0.05%
Size of that fee gap21x
Health & benefits · plan year 2024
Broker pay disclosed$19.78 billion
Median broker take, % of premiums5.4%
Benefit plans on file206,047
Statistics pages7
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