Employee benefit plan audit fees in Wisconsin

273 audited retirement plans sponsored by Wisconsin employers reported their audit fee for plan year 2024. Median $15,000, middle half $11,100 to $22,500, same plan and same auditor +6.0 % 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.

Wisconsin · plan year 2024

Audit fee by plan type and size

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

Plan type	Participants	Median	Middle half	Fees	Basis
401(k)	100-199	$11,000	$8,600-$14,000	52	Wisconsin
401(k)	200-499	$10,500	$9,100-$16,400	46	Wisconsin
401(k)	500-999	$14,700	$12,600-$18,000	33	Wisconsin
401(k)	1,000+	$20,600	$13,800-$28,400	48	Wisconsin
Other DC	100-199	$14,200	$10,200-$15,800	31	Midwest region
Other DC	200-499	$14,500	$9,100-$20,700	39	Midwest region
Other DC	500-999	$15,600	$11,200-$20,500	42	Midwest region
Other DC	1,000+	$17,700	$15,200-$26,100	93	Midwest region
DB	100-199	$15,500	$10,300-$23,000	48	Midwest region
DB	200-499	$18,200	$12,700-$23,400	78	Midwest region
DB	500-999	$20,400	$14,300-$26,200	75	Midwest region
DB	1,000+	$16,700	$14,200-$29,500	20	Wisconsin
Multiemployer	100-199	$13,200	$10,500-$17,500	29	Midwest region
Multiemployer	200-499	$15,900	$11,900-$20,500	78	Midwest region
Multiemployer	500-999	$16,500	$11,900-$24,200	109	Midwest region
Multiemployer	1,000+	$30,500	$15,800-$46,300	23	Wisconsin

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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