Salcomp Manufacturing USA Corp 401(k) Review & Grade
Salcomp Manufacturing USA Corp Retirement Trust
Arlington, TXProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services556 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500-SF filing · How we grade
$444Employer $ per active participant
$786Employee $ saved per active participant
1.75%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$950,418Net plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity6.2 / 5012th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost0.4 / 252th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving0.7 / 154th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score14 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,469 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 12th |
| Lower admin cost | 2th |
| Employee saving | 4th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $5,363 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Salcomp Manufacturing USA put in about $444 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,082). 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.
- Direct plan expenses (1.75% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- 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 | $246,498 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $436,518 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $57,805 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $10,780 |
| Benefits paid out | $150,900 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $284,199 / $950,418 |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 350 / 761 |
| Participants with account balances | 140 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500-SF filing, acknowledgment ID 20251010133551NAL0004662627004, received 2025-10-10, EIN 92-1019279, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.