Benefits
Why Utah
Benefits Worth Working For
The state of Utah’s benefit team has designed benefits to enrich your life and provide peace of mind for you and your family. We take pride in knowing we offer competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision and support for mental/emotional wellbeing. We also offer resources for financial wellbeing and strive to offer the right benefits to help you achieve a positive work/life balance. The benefit package, coupled with your salary, make up your total compensation package.
Benefits vary based on type of employment, and benefit eligibility. Our benefits are grouped into three main categories: health and wellness, financial wellbeing, and voluntary benefits.
Health and Wellness
Healthy, Balanced Living
Utah is focused on offering leading medical and health insurance to help you and your family live healthy, focused, and balanced lives. We offer programs designed to promote preventative care, while also providing the right resources for those moments that come up requiring emergent care.
This may include:
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- Prescription drug coverage
- HSA and Flex spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Healthy Utah wellness programs and resources
Financial Wellbeing
Making Informed Decisions
Financial well-being is something that is often overlooked. Making good financial decisions now and planning for the future are an important part of your overall wellbeing. As an employer, Utah offers many tools and programs to help you make solid decisions now.
This may include:
- Retirement options (pension and 401k)
- Vacation, holiday, and sick days
- Parental and bereavement leave
- Life insurance, short and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance
- Financial planning and coaching
- Health Savings Plans
As education is an important step for many, Utah also participates in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. This federal program allows any state employee who may qualify, to apply for student loan forgiveness on the remaining balance of certain Federal Direct student loans after they have made 120 qualifying payments on eligible loans and while employed full-time. Visit studentaid.gov for more information.
Voluntary Benefits
Getting the Most of Your Benefits
Voluntary benefits are offered to state employees who choose to participate in the plans or options available. Most voluntary benefits offer payroll deduction if there is a premium associated with the plan.
These include:
- Life counseling
- Discounted home & auto insurance
- Discounted legal services
- Employee discount programs
- my529 Utah Education Savings Plan
