Louisiana Retirement Plan Benchmarks

Statewide benchmarks across every Form 5500 filer headquartered in the state. Sourced from 8,613 Form 5500 filings for plan year 2024.

Headline numbers (2024)

Plans: 8,613
Total assets: $90.3B
Total participants: 1,145,436
Median expense ratio: 0.23%
Median employer contribution per active participant: $2,090
Median account balance: $63,091
3-year asset growth (2022–2024): +9.8%

Expense ratio distribution

25th percentile: 0.07%
Median: 0.23%
75th percentile: 0.50%

Where the fees go (average mix)

Admin / Recordkeeping: 51.8%
Investment Management: 36.8%
Audit: 7.0%
Legal: 0.8%

Employer contribution generosity

Median per active participant: $2,090
Plans with $0 employer match: —

3-year trend

Year	Plans	Assets	Participants	Median fee	Median employer $
2022	8,600	$82.2B	1,213,725	0.35%	—
2023	8,782	$90.6B	1,213,167	0.24%	—
2024	8,613	$90.3B	1,145,436	0.23%	$2,090

Methodology

All metrics are calculated from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 annual filings. The slice "Louisiana" is served from the accepted-generation projection for plan year 2024. Medians use percentile_cont over reported values; zero/null values are excluded from rate-style metrics.

Citation: PlanProvider.Pro, Form 5500 Benchmarks 2024. Free for editorial use with attribution + link to https://planprovider.pro/benchmarks/state/louisiana.