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Benefits & Salary
The Department of Defense (DoD) is proud to give each of its employees an outstanding benefits package and a competitive and fast-growing salary.
Benefits
- Flexible schedules and possible telecommuting
- Family and medical leave
- Family-friendly workplace including childcare centers
- 10 paid holidays each year plus sick leave-13 days earned annually
- Up to 26 vacation days each year
- Health insurance-numerous plans to choose from
- Long Term Care insurance
- DoD retirement plan
- Additional pay for overtime, and work on holidays or Sundays
- Life insurance-with available additions for family coverage
- Transit subsidies
- Leave-sharing programs
- Student loan repayment
- Recruitment and relocation bonuses
- Retention allowances
- Higher than minimum pay for superior qualification
Salary
Salaries ranges are included with each career posting. If you are in need of explanation of the DoD pay grades, including calculating the GS system, please visit the Federal Employee Pay Tables page.
Visit the Federal Employee Pay Tables page.DoD is in the process of converting many of its employees to the National Security
Personnel System (NSPS), a new pay for performance system. For more information,
please visit: http://www.cpms.osd.mil/nsps/performance.html.
