401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
316
Participants Below avg headcount
53rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$27,925
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Software Specialists, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Professional & Technical Services

$9M in assets, 316 participants

Software Specialists, Inc.'s Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $9M in total assets and 316 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 53rd 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.

  • #10,334 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 316 participants in Pennsylvania, about 38% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#10,334
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+6.9%
assets growth YoY

Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$8,824,319 Top 47% higher than 53% 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

Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) 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. Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (316 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 370 in the plan year 2023 filing to 316 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $633K in the plan year 2023 filing to $573K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 251643937 · Software Specialists, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $9M · 316 · 53rd

  • EOY $9M
  • 5500 316
  • ASSETS 53rd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Watermark Capital Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
  • RANK ind #10334

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income$573K
Employer EIN251643937
Plan Effective Date1998-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Software Specialists, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Software Specialists, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 15.82970131613697% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7.5M$8M$8.5M$9M 202220232024 $7.62M $8.82M ▲ +15.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 350 $8M
2023 1 370 $8M
2024 1 316 $9M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008824319 · Participants: 316Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.687957793 · Participants: 90495Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanThe Cigna Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.20308608 · Participants: 63634The Cigna Group 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.084818612 · Participants: 18066The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.263366209 · Participants: 36150Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.189629 · Participants: 54604The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan
Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Watermark Capital Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CA ($9M); by covered participants it is Glidefast Consulting LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MA (316 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (316 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 Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.9% during 2024, from $8M to $9M. Reported net income was $573K.
How have Software Specialists, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Software Specialists, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.8%, from $8M to $9M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Watermark Capital Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CA ($9M, 112 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Software Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Glidefast Consulting LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MA (316 participants, N/A 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 251643937.

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.