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Packaging Corporation of America 401(k)

Administrative expenses excluding investment management, per participant · largest plan, Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees · plan year 2024

$71.92

Higher than 81% of the 1,045 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $411,888 / 5,727
derived, admin_expenses (2i(12)) minus invst_mgmt_fees (2i(5)), floored at 0; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14

10th: $9.43median $44.4790th: $97.55

Percentiles compare this plan with the Schedule H plans over $1B in assets of the same plan year, excluding final filings; shown only where at least 50 comparable plans report the figure. Plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, filing received 2025-07-14.

Largest plan, all six figures: Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees

Recordkeeping fees per participant

not reported

Not reported on this filing.

Administrative expenses excluding investment management, per participantheadline

$71.92

10th: $9.43median $44.4790th: $97.55

Higher than 81% of the 1,045 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $411,888 / 5,727
derived, admin_expenses (2i(12)) minus invst_mgmt_fees (2i(5)), floored at 0; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14

Administrative expenses per participant

$88.23

10th: $24.33median $70.0390th: $174.36

Higher than 63% of the 1,076 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $505,303 / 5,727
Schedule H, line 2i(12) total administrative expenses; TOT_ADMIN_EXPENSES_AMT pos 109; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14

Administrative expenses as a share of assets

0.033%

10th: 0.013%median 0.046%90th: 0.111%

Higher than 34% of the 1,076 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $505,303 / $1,551,479,536
Schedule H, line 2i(12) total administrative expenses; TOT_ADMIN_EXPENSES_AMT pos 109; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14
assets_eoy: Schedule H, Part I line 1f col (b); TOT_ASSETS_EOY_AMT pos 61; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14

Employer contributions per participant

$6,658

10th: $1,442median $3,74490th: $8,760

Higher than 80% of the 1,135 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $38,131,259 / 5,727
Schedule H, Part II line 2a(1)(A); EMPLR_CONTRIB_INCOME_AMT pos 68; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14

Employer share of total contributions

44.2%

10th: 19.8%median 33.4%90th: 47.5%

Higher than 84% of the 1,135 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $38,131,259 / $86,228,904
Schedule H, Part II line 2a(1)(A); EMPLR_CONTRIB_INCOME_AMT pos 68; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14
total_contrib: Schedule H, line 2a(3); TOT_CONTRIB_AMT pos 72; filing 20250714120742NAL0001676608001, received 2025-07-14

98.8% of this plan's assets are held in a master trust. Costs reported at the trust level and allocated by the plan's share: administrative expenses $0 ($88.23 per participant including the plan's own Schedule H). Benchmarks and percentiles use the plan's own Schedule H only.

Plan terms, as stated in Packaging Corporation of America's SEC filings

Employer match

“The first 4% of contributions are matched at a rate of 80%.”

Form 11-K filed 2026-05-28, for the year ended 2025-12-31 · plan description note, contributions · source document

Vesting

“Participants are 100% vested immediately in the value of their contributions, Company matching contributions, earnings thereon and rollovers from other qualified plans.”

Form 11-K filed 2026-05-28, for the year ended 2025-12-31 · plan description note, vesting · source document

Automatic enrollment

“Upon hire, eligible employees receive written notice of the automatic enrollment process into the Plan, which occurs 45 days after the date of hire.”

Form 11-K filed 2026-05-28, for the year ended 2025-12-31 · plan description note, contributions · source document

Terms quoted from the filing for the year ended 2025-12-31. Figures cover plan year 2024. The plan document governs.

Plans sponsored

PlanAssetsParticipants with a balanceHeadlineYear
Packaging Corporation of America Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees$1,551,479,5365,727 $71.92 administrative expenses excl. investment management, per participant2024
Packaging Corporation of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees$1,303,416,69414,902 $52.35 recordkeeping fees per participant2024

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Sponsor name as filed: PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA; SEC registrant: PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA (CIK 75677, matched by EIN).