Salary and Benefits

Federal Salaries

• General schedule, locality pay, senior executive service, etc.

Insurance Benefits

Health Benefits

• One of the largest selections of carriers
• Self or family coverage options
• Government pays a portion

Life Insurance

• Low-cost premium
• Optional additional coverage

Federal Long-Term Care Insurance

Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (Health and Dependent Care).

• 4 hours: First 3 years of service
• 6 hours: After 3 years of service
• 8 hours: After 15 years of service
• 240 hours can be saved and carried over to the next year

Sick Leave

• 4 hours are earned each 2-week pay period
• Unlimited hours can be saved and carried over to the next year

Leave Donor Program

• Employees may donate or receive donations of annual leave for emergency situations

Retirement Plan

• Cost shared by Government and employee
• Can be rolled over/transferred if you leave Government Service

• Like 401(k)s, employee contributions are tax-deferred
• Government automatically contributes 1 percent, even if employee does not contribute. In addition, employees' contributions are matched by the Government: 100 percent for the first 3 percent contributed by you, and 50 percent for the next 2 percent contributed. Get details about the Thrift Savings Plan.

10 Paid Holidays

Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules

• ERS staff may choose their workday start time, between 6 am and 9 am
• Staff may choose to work a compressed schedule in which they work nine, 9-hour days and take the 10th day off; or eight, 10-hour days and take the 9th and 10th days off
• ERS has a telework program. Eligible employees may telework up to one day per week

Transportation Subsidy

• Tax-free benefit to encourage use of public transportation
• Distributed quarterly to employees who qualify in the form of a Metrochek
• Qualifying carpools (two or more persons) receive a subsidy to defray parking costs

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