Pay and Leave
Pay and Pay Periods
You should know your annual salary by now. You will be paid via direct deposit every 2 weeks. Please see the pay period calendar for details.
In addition, visit the OPM website for information on salaries and wages.
Leave
Leave can fall under many different categories, the most common being annual leave and sick leave. As a federal employee, you are entitled to both annual and sick leave, beginning the first day of your first federal job.
At the end of each leave year, you may carry 240 hours of annual leave over to the next leave year.
Sick leave is not subject to carry-over limitations and continues to accrue from year to year.
For more about the various leave programs, please review the fact sheets on OPM's website.
| Employee Type | Less than 3 years of service | 3 years, but less than 15 years, of service | 15 or more years of service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time employees | ½ day (4 hours) for each pay period | 3/4 day (6 hours) for each pay period, except 1¼ day (10 hours) in last pay period | 1 day (8 hours) for each pay period |
| Part-time employees | 1 hour of annual leave for each 20 hours in a pay status | 1 hour of annual leave for each 13 hours in a pay status | 1 hour of annual leave for each 10 hours in a pay status |
| Uncommon tours of duty | Calculate your biweekly accrual rate: First, multiply 4 hours by the average number of hours per biweekly pay period). Then divide the result by 80. | Calculate your biweekly accrual rate: First, multiply 6 hours by the average number of hours per biweekly pay period. Then divide the result by 80. | Calculate your biweekly accrual rate: First, multiply 8 hours by the average number of hours per biweekly pay period. Then divide the result by 80. |
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