Employee Benefits

Employees eligible for benefits are defined by the Office of Group Insurance (OGI) as those who work twenty (20) hours or more per week and whose term of employment is expected to exceed five (5) consecutive months. 

Click here to view our Benefits Brochure for FY25!

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Exceptional Health Coverage

The State of Idaho provides our employees, and their families, with 93% employer paid medical, dental, and vision insurance. We offer three medical plan options so that employees can select the plan that best meets their needs as well as access providers in their geographic area.

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Remarkable Retirement

Feel comfortable with the knowledge that we have one of the best retirement matches available in the nation with our PERSI Pension plan and two optional retirement plans (TIAA/Corebridge Financial 401(a)). Our employees can also choose from several optional supplemental retirement plans (401k, 403(b), or 457) to put away additional funds.

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Generous Leave Program

Our employees enjoy 11 paid-holidays, vacation and sick leave accrual, 8 weeks paid parental leave, 12 weeks FMLA coverage, volunteer release time, and more. In addition, employees may donate up to 80 hours of sick or vacation leave to a benefit-eligible employee who has exhausted all their sick and vacation leave!

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Having Fun Together and More!

We dedicate time to bond over everything from cornhole tournaments and summer concerts on the quad to cooking and fitness classes. If you're looking for off-campus fun, take advantage of one of our many Warrior perks!