401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Payscale, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
673
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$67,040
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Payscale, Inc. · Washington · Information & Media

$45M in assets, 673 participants

Payscale, Inc.'s Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported $45M in total assets and 673 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #2,204 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan covers 673 participants in Washington, about 46% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $45M.

#2,204
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+39.0%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$45,117,905 Top 16% higher than 84% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (673 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $32M in the plan year 2022 filing to $45M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 502 in the plan year 2022 filing to 673 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 911618647 · Payscale, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · $45M · 673 · 84th

  • NET $45M
  • NET 673
  • NET 84th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Bomgaars Supply, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
  • NET ind #2204

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 2023.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$32M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income$13M
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. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.045117905 · Participants: 673Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 72.246135158 · Participants: 128910The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.225853429 · Participants: 123296Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.384845813 · Participants: 192744Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 8.338937292 · Participants: 71538T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.118808679 · Participants: 87590401(k) Savings Plan
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 Bomgaars Supply, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in IA ($45M); by covered participants it is Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Ees of Alcoa USA Corp. in PA (673 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (673 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan surged - up 39.0% during 2023, from $32M to $45M. Reported net income was $13M.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Bomgaars Supply, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in IA ($45M, 1,738 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 Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Ees of Alcoa USA Corp. in PA (673 participants, $411M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.