Salem Five Cents Savings Bank 401(k) Review & Grade
Salem Five 401(k) Retirement Plan
Salem, MAFinance & Insurance659 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,049Employer $ per active participant
$8,831Employee $ saved per active participant
0.02%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$108.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$111,446Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity19.8 / 5040th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost24.0 / 2596th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.2 / 1568th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score64 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 40th |
| Lower admin cost | 96th |
| Employee saving | 68th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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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
- Salem Five Cents Savings Bank put in about $3,049 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,606). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- 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 | $2,009,225 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,819,546 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,205,956 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $18,840 |
| Benefits paid out | $11,718,859 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $99.2M / $108.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 658 / 660 |
| Participants with account balances | 971 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Wolf & Company, PC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company O | $16,355 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250707160834NAL0003389921001, received 2025-07-07, EIN 04-1802790, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.