401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Payscale, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$52M
Total assets Below avg plan size
600
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$87,494
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Payscale, Inc. · Massachusetts · Information & Media

$52M in assets, 600 participants

Payscale, Inc.'s Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported $52M in total assets and 600 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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 (2,822 peers)

Where Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $52M for 600 participants (~$87,494/participant), up 16.4% in 2024.

#2,234
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+16.4%
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$52,496,606 Top 15% higher than 85% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (600 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $45M in the plan year 2023 filing to $52M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 673 in the plan year 2023 filing to 600 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 911618647 · Payscale, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan · $52M · 600 · 85th

  • 5500 $52M
  • ASSETS 600
  • PCT 85th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Setex, Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan and Trust
  • PHOTO ind #2234

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 Massachusetts →

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 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$45M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income$7M
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 Massachusetts

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

Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.052496606 · Participants: 600Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Setex, Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan and Trust in OH ($52M); by covered participants it is Labcon, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (600 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (600 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Payscale, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 16.4% during 2024, from $45M to $52M. Reported net income was $7M.
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 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Setex, Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan and Trust in OH ($52M, 369 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 Labcon, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (600 participants, $4M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.