Office of the Legislative Auditor

Great Benefits

The State of Minnesota’s exceptional benefits balance four key elements that make life and work meaningful:  health and wellness, financial well-being, professional development, and work/life balance.  These benefits, along with your salary, make up your total compensation.

Health and Wellness
The state encourages wellness and promotes preventive care, offering many benefits and resources to help employees and their families lead healthy, balanced lives.  This includes:

• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance packages, including prescription drug coverage, to fit your needs to ensure you are happy and healthy.
• Free, confidential help through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), so you can get the support you need when you need it.
• Wellness programs and resources to help you reach your goals.

Financial Well-Being
Financial well-being is about making good financial decisions today and planning for the future. The state offers savings and investment plans, insurance options, and more to help employees meet their financial goals.  This includes:

• A pension and deferred compensation plan (MNDCP) with an employer-paid match to help you plan for your future.
• Basic life insurance at no cost to you.  Additionally, you have the option of choosing supplemental life insurance (including spouse and child life options), short- and long-term disability, and accident insurance. 
• Pre-tax benefits, including dependent day care, medical/dental spending accounts (MDEA), health care savings plan (HCSP), and parking and public transit options.

Professional Development
Because employees are one of our most valuable assets, we encourage professional development that empowers employees to do the work they love and reach their career goals.  There are a number of tools and resources to help employees explore career paths and expand their skill sets.  This includes:

• Training and development courses
• Leadership institutes and programs
• Coaching and mentoring
• Career planning

Work/Life Balance
We believe hard work is important, but we also know a balance is essential.  These programs are designed to help you with your work and personal life.  This includes:

• Flexible work schedules, with the ability to work up to ten hours on a work day, reducing hours worked another work day
• Ability to work remotely
• 13 days of paid vacation each year based on a 4-hour accrual rate (with a beginning credit of 40 hours to new state employees)
• 13 days of paid sick leave each year
• 11 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday each year
• Family and medical leave (FMLA) to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave to eligible employees for certain family and medical reasons.
• Paid parental leave to help you bond in the important weeks after you bring your child home.