The Peace Corps is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, Volunteers, and applicants for employment and volunteer service. Peace Corps policy prohibits discrimination and harassment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, union membership or disability.
© Copyright 2010 Avue Technologies Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Peace Corps' employee benefits are the same as those at other federal government agencies and are similar to benefits in the private sector.
Salary and Benefits
Peace Corps offers standard federal employment benefits, such as competitive salaries; paid holidays; 13 vacation days (extended to 20 days after just three years of service and 26 days after just fifteen years of service); and paid sick leave. Peace Corps also offers a wide choice of health insurance options; dental and vision options; life insurance; locality pay; retirement benefits; a tax-deferred savings plan similar to a 401(K) savings plan; incentive systems; and training and development opportunities.
Salary
Salaries at the Peace Corps conform to government-wide ranges approved each year by Congress. All positions have an assigned grade(s) level which sets the pay parameters for the position within the Peace Corps salary scale. Please refer to specific vacancy announcements for the range of available salaries.
Health Insurance
Employees may enroll in one of the many health plans offered to federal employees. Options include fee-for-service, point-of-service, health maintenance organization, high-deductible and consumer-driven health plans. The cost is shared by the government and no physical examination is required.
Life Insurance
Low-cost life insurance is available. Like health insurance, the cost is shared by the government and no physical examination is required.
Retirement
New employees are automatically enrolled in a three-tier system that includes Social Security, a basic pension plan (Federal Employees Retirement System, known as FERS,) and a Thrift Savings Plan. Under the Thrift Savings Plan, employees may contribute up to the IRS elective deferral limit into a tax-deferred interest account. The government will match the employee's contribution up to 4 percent of basic pay, plus Agency Automatic 1 percent of basic pay.
If you were a former federal employee covered under Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), your retirement plan will be determined after reviewing previous retirement records.
