BP Corporation North America Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
BPX Energy Employee Savings Plan
Houston, TXManufacturing955 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$27,386Employer $ per active participant
$19,133Employee $ saved per active participant
0.03%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$366.3MNet plan assets, end of year
$252,289Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity50.0 / 50100th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost23.3 / 2593th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving14.9 / 1599th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score98 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 100th |
| Lower admin cost | 93th |
| Employee saving | 99th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- BP Corporation North America put in about $27,386 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($2,320). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $26,153,868 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $18,272,343 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $3,063,808 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $93,518 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $87,318 |
| Benefits paid out | $26,037,511 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $298.8M / $366.3M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 936 / 974 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,452 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Deloitte & Touche LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Strategic Advisors , Inc | $87,318 reported compensation |
| Fidelity Invmts. Inst. Operations | $6,200 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251008153216NAL0006072385001, received 2025-10-08, EIN 36-1812780, plan #100, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.