Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics 401(k) Review & Grade
Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics Retirement Plan
Salem, ORHealth Care & Social Assistance5,777 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$5,298Employer $ per active participant
$9,391Employee $ saved per active participant
0.08%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$982.5MNet plan assets, end of year
$130,777Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity46.6 / 5093th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost16.3 / 2565th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving14.2 / 1595th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-13 pts2 issues reported on the filing
Total score74 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Health Care & Social Assistance plans with 2,500–9,999 active participants (312 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 93th |
| Lower admin cost | 65th |
| Employee saving | 95th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 38% |
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Red flags from the filing
Benefits not paid when due: the plan reported failing to pay some benefits on time.
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $784 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics put in about $5,298 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($800). 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 | $30,604,636 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $54,253,438 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $11,116,829 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $715,711 |
| Contract administrator fees | $3,000 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $370,043 |
| Benefits paid out | $67,081,676 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $844.1M / $982.5M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 5,600 / 5,954 |
| Participants with account balances | 7,513 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Baker Tilly, US, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $370,044 reported compensation |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $346,717 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250728152837NAL0001019939001, received 2025-07-28, EIN 93-0823471, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.