eBay 401(k) match, vesting and fees
What eBay's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions
Employer safe harbor – The Company also makes safe harbor contributions equal to 100% of the participant’s elective deferral contribution, not in excess of 4% of eligible compensation, regardless of the employee’s hours of service or employment on the last day of the Plan year. The safe harbor contribution for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $48,537,053.
Quoted directly from the filing. Plan terms may have changed; check your current Summary Plan Description.
Plan features
Indented passages are quoted word for word from the audit report; plan terms may have changed since, so check your current Summary Plan Description.
| Employer match | Quoted from the filing above | Audit report, p. 31 ↗ |
| Match vesting | Vesting – Participants are vested immediately in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon, including employer safe harbor contributions. | Audit report, p. 31 ↗ |
| Automatic enrollment | The Plan includes an auto-enrollment provision whereby all newly eligible employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan, on the 90th day following the participants entry date, unless they affirmatively elect not to participate in the Plan. Automatically enrolled participants have their deferral rate set at 4% of eligible compensation and their contributions invested in a designated fund until elected otherwise by the participant. | Audit report, p. 31 ↗ |
| Loans | Notes receivable from participants – Participants may borrow from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance. The loans are issued by the Plan and secured by the balance in the participant’s account. All loans must be repaid within a period of five years, unless the loan is used to purchase a principal residence, in which case, the loan must be repaid within a reasonable period of time not to exceed ten years. Under the terms of the Plan Agreement, plan loans will bear a reasonable rate of interest determined by the Administrative Committee. Principal and interest are paid ratably through monthly payroll deductions. As of December 31, 2024, the rates of interest on outstanding loans ranged from 3.25% to 9.25%, with various maturities through December 2034. | Audit report, p. 32 ↗ |
| Recordkeeper | Fidelity Investments Institutional | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
All rows are from the plan year 2024 filing; plan features from its audit report.
How the plan compares
Plan year 2024 medians for 87 defined-contribution plans in retail trade with 10,000 to 49,999 participants.
| eBay: employer contribution per participant | $3,949 | |
| Peer median | $1,215 |
| eBay: average balance | $160,098 | |
| Peer median | $48,539 |
| eBay: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.01% | |
| Peer median | 0.12% |
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 $1.7B at the end of plan year 2023 to $2B at the end of plan year 2024.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12,452 | $2B | $48.5M | $3,949 | 0.01% | Quoted in the audit report, p. 31 ↗ | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 12,850 | $1.7B | $44M | $3,470 | 0.02% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does eBay match 401(k) contributions?
The audit report attached to the Ebay Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 31 says: “Employer safe harbor – The Company also makes safe harbor contributions equal to 100% of the participant’s elective deferral contribution, not in excess of 4% of eligible compensation, regardless of the employee’s hours of service or employment on the last day of the Plan year. The safe harbor contribution for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $48,537,053.” Plan terms may have changed; check your current Summary Plan Description.
When is the eBay 401(k) match vested?
The audit report attached to the plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 31 says: “Vesting – Participants are vested immediately in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon, including employer safe harbor contributions.”
Who manages the eBay 401(k)?
The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Investments Institutional. The plan administrator is Ebay Inc..
I left eBay. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Ebay Inc., (408) 376-7400) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Institutional. The eBay old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old eBay 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports eBay filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 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 eBay. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology