Osceola County offers a comprehensive benefits package to fit the needs of our employees and their families. Following is a snapshot of our core benefits.
Medical and Dental Insurance at no cost to the employee. In addition, the County contributes 83% to the dependent(s) premium coverage. Department Heads are eligible for Medical and Dental insurance coverage on the first date of employment.
Group Health/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Coverage
Deductions Per Paycheck
(26 Paychecks)
Employee
Employee + 1
Family
Health-HRA Base
$0.00
$102.38
$159.25
Health-HRA Buy-Up
$31.57
$138.89
$216.06
Dental Base
$0.00
$11.99
$22.08
Dental Buy-Up
$3.16
$18.14
$30.75
Short-Term Disability
$0.00
N/A
N/A
Long-Term Disability
$0.00
N/A
N/A
County’s Contribution to the Medical Plan:
Coverage
Tier
Annual
Contribution
HRA Base Employee
$9,807.72
HRA Base Emp+1
$15,091.96
HRA Base Family
$22,921.08
Coverage
Tier
Annual
Contribution
HRA Buy-Up Employee
$9,436.70
HRA Buy-Up Emp+1
$14,952.34
HRA Buy-Up Family
$22,703.72
Medical Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): The County contributes $500 per employee or $1,000 for employee plus dependents, for medical and prescription-related expenses.
State-of-the-Art Employee Wellness Center: The County provides a private health center for County Employees and eligible dependents. The Employee Wellness Center offers an array of primary care services, including sick visits, enhanced by x-ray services, pulmonary tests, lab work, and a dispensary offering over 200 generic medications onsite. Services at the Wellness Center are offered at no cost to the employees and their eligible dependents.
- Employees who are enrolled on the County’s Medical plan have access to the Employee Wellness Center on day one of employment. The Wellness Center is available to patients 8 years of age and older.
Basic Life Insurance Policy: At no cost to the employee, equal to one time the employee’s annual salary, rounded to the next thousand dollars. Employees can opt to buy additional Life Insurance.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability: At no cost to the employee. The County offers Short-Term and Long-Term Disability at 60% of the employee’s weekly base salary. The employee has the option to purchase an additional 10% coverage.
Membership in the Florida Retirement System: This benefit cannot be easily matched by a traditional 401k plan. Current County contributions are:
- Regular Class - 11.91%
- Special Risk - 27.83%
- Senior Management - 31.57%
The Florida Retirement System (FRS) offers two retirement plans — the Investment Plan and the Pension Plan. Both plans are subject to a mandatory 3% employee contribution.
457b Deferred Compensation Program is also available to help employees boost their retirement saving goals, with pre-tax and post-tax contributions, as well as IRA plan options.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): EAP provides confidential counseling and referral services to employees and their family members
at no cost.
Employee Wellness Program promotes various activities to encourage total well-being including physical, emotional, and financial health. Rewards can be earned.
Gym Membership Reimbursement up to $20.00 per month.
Vacation and Sick Leave accruals as follows:
Vacation Accruals
Per Month
1 month to 5 years
8 hours
5 years and 1 month to 10 years
10 hours
10 years and 1 month to 15 years
12 hours
15 years and 1 month to 20 years
13.34 hours
20 years and over
16.66 hours
Sick Leave Accruals
Per Month
Full-time Employees
8 hours
Part-time Employees
4 hours
11 Paid Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday (to be chosen by the Employee)
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Thanksgiving-Day After
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day