Employee benefit plan audit fees in Texas

602 audited retirement plans sponsored by Texas employers reported their audit fee for plan year 2024. Median $20,200, middle half $13,800 to $29,900, same plan and same auditor +4.4 % 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.

Texas · plan year 2024

Audit fee by plan type and size

Rows marked with a region or "nationwide" have fewer than 20 reported fees in Texas; the figure shown is the South & Plains region or the national value.

Plan type	Participants	Median	Middle half	Fees	Basis
401(k)	100-199	$11,600	$8,000-$16,600	55	Texas
401(k)	200-499	$13,800	$9,400-$17,600	100	Texas
401(k)	500-999	$18,000	$13,200-$24,700	66	Texas
401(k)	1,000+	$26,200	$18,700-$38,200	214	Texas
Other DC	100-199	$13,600	$10,300-$17,500	113	nationwide
Other DC	200-499	$15,400	$8,600-$23,700	24	South & Plains region
Other DC	500-999	$16,300	$11,200-$22,100	167	nationwide
Other DC	1,000+	$21,500	$16,100-$25,100	35	South & Plains region
DB	100-199	$15,000	$9,200-$24,000	25	South & Plains region
DB	200-499	$17,200	$14,800-$23,300	20	Texas
DB	500-999	$24,700	$19,500-$29,900	21	South & Plains region
DB	1,000+	$30,500	$25,300-$43,000	50	Texas
Multiemployer	100-199	$15,300	$11,200-$18,900	86	nationwide
Multiemployer	200-499	$15,800	$11,200-$21,500	265	nationwide
Multiemployer	500-999	$19,300	$14,000-$26,900	363	nationwide
Multiemployer	1,000+	$24,200	$16,500-$47,400	36	South & Plains region

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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