Annual/Vacation
Leave - Full-time State employees
earn annual leave in the following increment
Length of
Service
Amount of
Annual Leave
0-5 years of
service
10 days per year
6-10 years of
service
15 days per year
11-20 years of
service
20 days per year
21 or more years
of service
25 days per year
Annual leave is prorated based on
percentage of employment.
New employees must wait until they
have completed six (6) months of State service before they can
use annual leave. After six months, new full-time employees will
be credited with five (5) days of annual leave.
Employees may carry-over annual
leave from one calendar year to the next for a maximum accrual
of 50 days of annual leave.
Personal
Leave -
State employees are granted six (6) days of personal leave beginning of the first pay period of calendar year.
Personal leave is prorated based on
the percentage of employment and start date of employment (if
employed after January 1st).
Personal leave is available to all
employees immediately upon State employment.
Personal leave cannot be accumulated
or carried over from on calendar year to the next.
Sick Leave -
State employees earn 15 days of sick leave
per year. For a full time employee in a non-temporary position the
earning rate is 4.615 hours per pay period.
Sick leave is prorated based on the
percentage of full-time employment.
Sick leave can accrue or be carried
over from year to year; there is no maximum accrual limit. Upon
retirement directly from State service, unused sick leave will be
calculated as additional service credit.
All unused sick leave is forfeited
when you resign from State employment. Should you return to State
service within three (3) years, your unused sick leave will be
restored.
Supplemental
Retirement Accounts - Employees
have the opportunity to participate in three (3) supplemental
retirement plans:
457 Deferred Compensation
Plan
403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity
Plan
401(k) Savings &
Investment Plan
Employees are eligible to
participate immediately upon employment with the State. The
minimum contribution is $5.00 per pay and the maximum varies
by plan. Employees who are members of the Maryland State
Pension system will have their contributions matched
dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum of $400 per plan year. Contractual
employees are eligible to join, but do not receive the
matching contribution.
