Bio-Rad Laboratories 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Plan 003 · EIN 94-1381833Updated Oct 2026

What Bio-Rad Laboratories' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $20.3M in employer contributions, about $4,267 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$240,782
Average account balance
4,826
Participants (end of year)
$1.1B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.04%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperSchwab Retirement Plan Services,incSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBpm LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗
Late participant contributionsReported on the filingSchedule H ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,619 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Bio-Rad Laboratories: employer contribution per participant$4,267
Peer median$2,413
Bio-Rad Laboratories: average balance$240,782
Peer median$86,456
Bio-Rad Laboratories: admin expenses ÷ assets0.04%
Peer median0.12%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $1B at the end of plan year 2021 to $1.1B at the end of plan year 2024.

$1B2021$856M2022$1B2023$1.1B2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Bio-Rad Laboratories plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20244,826$1.1B$20.3M$4,2670.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20234,940$1B$20.9M$4,3070.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20224,948$856M$19.1M$3,9590.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20214,656$1B$19M$4,1790.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Bio-Rad Laboratories match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $20.3M in employer contributions, about $4,267 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Bio-Rad Laboratories 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Bio-Rad Laboratories 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Schwab Retirement Plan Services,inc. The plan administrator is Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc..

I left Bio-Rad Laboratories. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., (510) 724-7000) or the recordkeeper, Schwab Retirement Plan Services,inc. The Bio-Rad Laboratories old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Bio-Rad Laboratories 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Bio-Rad Laboratories filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Bio-Rad Laboratories. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology