Employee benefit plan audit fees in New York

1,039 audited retirement plans sponsored by New York employers reported their audit fee for plan year 2024. Median $23,400, middle half $15,000 to $35,800, same plan and same auditor +2.5 % on the year before.

Read this first: Schedule H shows the audit fee only when the plan pays the auditor. Plans whose sponsor pays the audit fee directly are not included, and for single-employer 401(k) plans that is most of them (only 8% of audited 401(k) plans with 200-499 participants report a fee). The figures describe the plans that report a fee; treat them as a market reference, not as a quote.

New York · plan year 2024

Audit fee by plan type and size

Rows marked with a region or "nationwide" have fewer than 20 reported fees in New York; the figure shown is the Northeast region or the national value.

Plan type	Participants	Median	Middle half	Fees	Basis
401(k)	100-199	$11,900	$9,000-$17,100	71	New York
401(k)	200-499	$14,900	$11,500-$18,500	102	New York
401(k)	500-999	$17,200	$13,000-$29,100	74	New York
401(k)	1,000+	$28,500	$18,400-$36,200	128	New York
Other DC	100-199	$13,800	$10,900-$16,700	24	Northeast region
Other DC	200-499	$12,700	$9,400-$19,700	28	New York
Other DC	500-999	$16,500	$13,500-$25,400	27	New York
Other DC	1,000+	$24,500	$15,600-$34,000	62	New York
DB	100-199	$16,600	$11,900-$23,600	32	Northeast region
DB	200-499	$24,700	$17,200-$30,800	36	New York
DB	500-999	$28,800	$21,400-$45,600	27	New York
DB	1,000+	$39,300	$25,500-$64,000	79	New York
Multiemployer	100-199	$15,900	$12,200-$17,900	28	Northeast region
Multiemployer	200-499	$19,400	$13,000-$27,000	60	New York
Multiemployer	500-999	$24,300	$19,300-$31,300	68	New York
Multiemployer	1,000+	$35,400	$25,600-$51,200	225	New York

Reported only when the plan pays the auditor; plans whose sponsor pays the audit fee directly are not included. Most single-employer 401(k) sponsors pay directly, so the figures describe the plans that report a fee. Method and national figures.

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