Employee Benefits

All regular, full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week are eligible for all benefits listed below. 

Seasonal employees who are expected to work 20 or more hours per week for 5 months or longer are eligible for medical, dental, and vision.

Please view our 2026 Benefits Guide for full benefit offerings and programs. 

Benefit Package

  • Medical - Blue Cross of Idaho
  • Vision - VSP
  • Dental - Delta Dental & Willamette Dental
  • Life Insurance, STD & LTD - United Heritage
  • Supplemental Life Insurance: United Heritage & NCPERS
  • Flexible Spending Accounts - APA Benefits
  • Retirement - Public Employee Retirement System (PERSI), PERSI 401K Choice, and Deferred Compensation State 457
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - BPA
  • Pet Insurance - MetLife
  • Education Reimbursement Program
  • Wellness Program 
  • Paid Parental Leave

PERSI Information

Employees who work (20) twenty or more hours per week (with the exception of seasonal employees) become active members on their date of hire. The City will take a percentage of your salary each pay period. The City contributes into the plan for eligible employees as follows:

Employee Type Employees Contribution City’s Contribution
Police & Fire 10.83% 14.65%
General Members 7.18% 11.96%

Voluntary Retirement - 401K & 457

Employees may contribute 1-100% of gross salary to one or both accounts. To support retirement saving efforts, the City of Meridian contributes a percentage match of up to 2% for either pre-tax account for all regular full-time employees. 

Vacation and Sick Leave

Sick leave is earned at 8 hours per month.

Vacation is earned at the following rate:

  • 1-2 years of service → 12.00 hours monthly
  • 3-4 years of service → 12.50 hours monthly
  • 5-6 years of service → 13.00 hours monthly
  • 7-8 years of service → 13.50 hours monthly
  • 9-10 years of service → 14.00 hours monthly
  • 11-12 years of service → 14.50 hours monthly
  • 13-14 years of service → 15.00 hours monthly
  • 15-16 years of service → 15.50 hours monthly
  • 17-18 years of service → 16.00 hours monthly
  • 19-20 years of service → 16.50 hours monthly
  • 21-22 years of service → 17.00 hours monthly
  • 23-24 years of service → 17.50 hours monthly
  • 25 plus years of service → 18.00 hours monthly

Holidays

  • New Year’s Day (January 1)
  • Martin Luther King/Human Rights Day (3rd Monday in January)
  • President’s Day (3rd Monday in February)
  • Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
  • Juneteenth (June 19)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
  • Veteran’s Day (November 11)
  • Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
  • Day after Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Day (December 25)