Comprehensive Benefits

As an NSF employee, you may be eligible to take advantage of the many civil service benefits offered to Federal employees. Many of the benefits are cost shared by the Government, keeping your cost down. Our benefits are comparable to and often better than those of many employers in private industry. Our fringe benefits program offers:

Wide variety of health insurance plans at government rates;
  • Low-cost life insurance coverage;
  • Comprehensive retirement benefits;
  • Tax-deferred Thrift Savings Plan;
  • 13 to 26 days annual (vacation) leave per year, based on length of service;
  • 13 paid sick leave days per year;
  • 10 paid holidays per year;
  • Flexible working hours;
  • Overtime and compensatory time off; and
  • Injury compensation.

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NSF 97-17

(Replaces NSF 95-135)