Employee Benefit Snapshot

The City of Tucson offers eligible employees a generous benefits package. For comprehensive information, please visit the links below.

• Paid Time Off
  • 11 Paid Holidays(PDF, 348KB)
  • Vacation Leave(PDF, 4MB)
  • Paid Parental Leave(PDF, 2MB)
  • Sick Leave(PDF, 219KB)
  • Paid Sick Time(PDF, 64KB)
    • Starting July 1, 2017, employees not previously eligible for paid sick leave will be eligible to accrue 1 hour of Paid Sick Time for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours annually
    • Employees previously eligible for paid sick leave will now have the first 40 hours annually designated as Paid Sick Time(PDF, 64KB)
• Wellness
  • We're committed to the health of our employees. Our robust wellness program offers opportunities ranging from attaining personal health goals, to competitions, to fun ways to get out and be active.
• Medical Insurance
  • Three plans: two high deductible health plan options (with HRA or HSA) and one HMO
  • Generous employer contributions toward rates
  • HRA and HSA include additional employer funding to help pay for out-of-pocket expenses such as deductibles and coinsurance
  • HSA participants may make additional pre-tax contributions to their HSA bank accounts
• Dental Insurance
  • Two plans: An HMO and a PPO
  • Generous employer contributions toward rates
• Life Insurance
  • City-paid Basic coverage equal to annual salary rounded up to the nearest thousandth (maximum of $50,000)
  • City-paid Basic coverage for eligible spouses and children equal to $5,000 for dependents age 6 months and older
  • Employee-paid Supplemental coverage based on salary (maximum of $300,000)
  • Employee-paid Spouse coverage (maximum of $22,500)
• Long Term Disability
  • City provides base coverage of up to 60% of base salary to maximum benefit of $4,000 per month for up to five years (6 month elimination period)
  • Buy-up coverage (employee-paid) pays 60% of salary to maximum of $6,000 per month up to age 65 (90 day elimination period)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Pre-tax, flexible spending accounts for health care and/or dependent care expenses
• Voluntary Insurance
  • Supplemental Voluntary Insurance Products (employee-paid): Disability, life and accident and illness
• Employee Assistance Program
  • Provides counseling free to employees and dependents
  • Up to three face-to-face sessions per occurrence per year
  • Unlimited 24/7 access to professionals
  • Financial aid and legal consultation
  • Trusted online resources and tools
• Worker’s Compensation
  • Benefit rate is equal to 2/3 of the employee’s average monthly wage up to a monthly maximum salary of $2400 per month defined by law
• Pension
  • City of Tucson Supplemental Retirement System is a defined benefit pension plan for civilian employees (not commissioned Police or Fire)
  • Public Safety Personnel Retirement System offers retirement options for commissioned Police and Fire personnel
• Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
  • The City of Tucson offers a variety of ways employees may save for retirement
• Tuition Reimbursement
  • Up to $5,250 or 30 credit hours (whichever occurs first) per year to help offset the cost of continuing education

Questions?

Insurance Benefits: benefitquestions@tucsonaz.gov, (520) 791-4597,

Pension & Deferred Compensation:

• Civilian: tsrs@tucsonaz.gov, (520) 791-4598
• Commissioned Police/Fire: (520) 791-4282