NBT Bancorp 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2025 filingNbt Bancorp Inc. 401(k) & Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Plan 002 · EIN 16-1268674Updated Oct 2026

What NBT Bancorp's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2025 filing reports $6.6M in employer contributions, about $2,358 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2025 Form 5500 ↗
$148,612
Average account balance
2,810
Participants (end of year)
$415M
Plan assets (end of year)
<0.01%
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.

RecordkeeperEpic Retirement Plan ServicesSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBonadio & Co., LLP (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2025 medians for 214 defined-contribution plans in finance and insurance with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

NBT Bancorp: employer contribution per participant$2,358
Peer median$3,266
NBT Bancorp: average balance$148,612
Peer median$137,177
NBT Bancorp: admin expenses ÷ assets<0.01%
Peer median0.08%

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 $317M at the end of plan year 2021 to $415M at the end of plan year 2025.

$317M2021$275M2022$321M2023$366M2024$415M2025
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the NBT Bancorp plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20252,810$415M$6.6M$2,358<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20242,573$366M$7.1M$2,774<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20232,529$321M$5.3M$2,1100.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20222,358$275M$5.8M$2,484<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20212,251$317M$5.3M$2,391<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other NBT Bancorp plans (1)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Nbt Bancorp Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 16-1268674 · plan year 2024 filing
$49,262
Average account balance
2,538
Participants (end of year)
$125M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.30%
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.

Independent auditorBonadio & Co., LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does NBT Bancorp match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Nbt Bancorp Inc. 401(k) & Employee Stock Ownership Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2025 filing reports $6.6M in employer contributions, about $2,358 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the NBT Bancorp 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Nbt Bancorp Inc. 401(k) & Employee Stock Ownership Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the NBT Bancorp 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2025 filing is Epic Retirement Plan Services. The plan administrator is Nbt Bancorp Inc..

I left NBT Bancorp. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Nbt Bancorp Inc., (607) 337-6868) or the recordkeeper, Epic Retirement Plan Services. The NBT Bancorp old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old NBT Bancorp 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports NBT Bancorp filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) 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 NBT Bancorp. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology