Retirement plan

PAYSCALE, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Name: PAYSCALE, INC. - PAYSCALE, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: PAYSCALE, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, PAYSCALE, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN, PAYSCALE, INC.

PAYSCALE, INC.EIN 91-1618647Plan #001PY 2016

1000 FIRST AVE S. - SEATTLE, WA 98134206-576-5000payscale.comLinkedIn501-1000 employeescomputer software

Prospect flagsLow assets / participantFailed to transmit contributionsCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$6.5M

+56.5% from 2015

Total participants

439

+35.5% from 2015

Average account balance

$15,553

+19.9% from 2015

Annual return

13.72%

+12.97 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 503 peers

Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort503 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$52.50M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$60K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

878

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

97.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$7.27M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$13K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+16.25%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$251

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K3D

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.

Opportunity flags

3 tripped

OpportunityLow assets / participant
Assets per participant are in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort - savings-rate / match opportunity.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$36K

$119 / participant

Investment mgmt$18K49.4%
Contract admin$18K50.4%
Other / not subdivided$740.2%

% of EOY assets

0.551%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: MOSS ADAMS LLP
Auditor EIN: 910189318
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$15,553

$56,640-72.5%

$80,977-80.8%

$57,658-73.0%

Participation rate

93.4%

75.9%+17.5pp

75.8%+17.6pp

70.2%+23.1pp

Annual return

13.72%

19.97%-6.3pp

17.11%-3.4pp

5.13%+8.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,249

$2,085-40.1%

$3,715-66.4%

$1,974-36.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,598

$4,944+13.2%

$5,696-1.7%

$3,061+82.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$86

$87-1.7%

$5,517-98.4%

$95-9.4%

PAYSCALE, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

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