Employee Benefits Information

INSURANCE:

Health Insurance: Health insurance is available for each employee through a choice of plans. New employees will be eligible to become a participant effective on the first day of the next calendar month following date of employment.
Additional coverage for family members is available at group rates.

Life Insurance: The Patrol provides life insurance equal to one times the employee's annual salary. Additional optional life insurance coverage is available up to six times the employee's annual salary at the employee's expense. Optional insurance plans are also available for family coverage.
Additional coverage is available at group rates.

RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS:

Retirement: The MoDOT & Patrol Employees’ Retirement System (MPERS) guarantees a lifetime retirement benefit upon meeting certain age and service requirements. Employees hired in a benefit-eligible position for the first time on or after January 1, 2011 must contribute four percent of their gross salary to help fund their future MPERS retirement benefit. Employees that have creditable service with the State of Missouri prior to January 1, 2011 are not required to contribute to their future retirement benefit.

Retirement benefits are calculated by a formula that includes the employee's salary, years of service, and a multiplier. Employees may be able to transfer service credit earned under the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) to MPERS. Qualifying employees may purchase military and prior city police department service to increase creditable state service.

For information about MPERS retirement benefits, visit their website at: MPERS.org.

Deferred Compensation: Deferred compensation plans are available as a pre-taxed deduction.

Cafeteria Plan: The Missouri State Employee Cafeteria Plan provides payroll deduction and pretax payments for the following expenses: Child/Dependent Care Expenses, Employee/Dependent Flexible Medical Payments, and State Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums.

Credit Union: Various statewide Highway Credit Unions are cooperative group organizations for Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol employees.
Some of the services provided by these credit unions are: credit life/disability insurance, low-cost loans, payroll deduction, share (savings) account, certificate of deposits (CD's), Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA's), etc.

LEAVE:

Vacation Leave:

  • 10 hours vacation per month (0-9 years)
  • 12 hours vacation per month (10-14 years)
  • 14 hours vacation per month (15+ years)

Sick Leave: 10 hours sick leave per month.

Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year

Other Leave: Military, Worker's Injury, Jury Duty, Maternity Leave, FMLA, Bereavement, etc., per Patrol policy.

OTHER BENEFITS:

Veterans' Administration On-The-Job Training Programs: A few positions with the Patrol have OJT Programs where employees who are qualified military veterans are eligible to receive a monthly educational benefit check from the Department of Veterans Affairs in addition to their Patrol paycheck.

Compensation: Employees are compensated on the 15th and the last working day of each month. Full-time employees are required to utilize direct deposit of paychecks.

WeSave Missouri: This FREE program gives employees the opportunity to save money on goods and services they purchase from participating merchants. For information about WeSave Missouri, visit their website at: WeSave.com

For information concerning the Missouri State Highway Patrol employment benefits, or if you have questions about employment opportunities with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, contact the Human Resources Division at (573) 526-6117. To speak to a recruiter call 1-800-796-7000.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is an Equal Opportunity Employer