401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Payscale, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size
502
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$64,666
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Payscale, Inc. · Washington · Information & Media

$32M in assets, 502 participants

Payscale, Inc.'s Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported $32M in total assets and 502 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,234 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan covers 502 participants in Washington, about 34% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $32M.

#2,234
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-11.2%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$32,462,294 Top 16% higher than 84% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (502 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 911618647 · Payscale, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · $32M · 502 · 84th

  • PHOTO $32M
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  • PHOTO near Global Tax Management, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
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Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$37M
Net Assets (End of Year)$32M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN911618647
Plan Effective Date2006-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Payscale, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Payscale, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$52M 61.71563845734377% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$40M$50M$60M 202220232024 $32.5M $52.5M ▲ +61.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 502 $32M
2023 1 673 $45M
2024 1 600 $52M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500000050000010000001500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.032462294 · Participants: 502Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 63.503643295 · Participants: 118434The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.602667639 · Participants: 109797Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.912962472 · Participants: 181505Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanAmazon 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.732345025 · Participants: 1230308Amazon 401(k) PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.280031396 · Participants: 75797T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust
Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Global Tax Management, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($32M); by covered participants it is Aware Recovery Care 401(k) Plan in CT (502 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (502 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.2% during 2022, from $37M to $32M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Payscale, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Payscale, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 61.7%, from $32M to $52M.
Where does Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Global Tax Management, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($32M, 181 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aware Recovery Care 401(k) Plan in CT (502 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 911618647.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.