Salary Scales
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Benefits Package
Explore our current employees' benefits package
Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance
FCPS offers benefits-eligible employees their choice between two comprehensive, quality medical insurance plans (CareFirst BlueChoice Advantage and Kaiser Permanente HMO). Vision and prescription benefits are included with your medical coverage. Dental coverage may be added separately (at an additional cost). FCPS also offers basic and optional life insurance through the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) and Fairfax County Employee Retirement System (FCERS).
Accrued Leave and Holidays
Contracted full-time and part-time employees accrue sick, personal, and/or annual paid leave days. All FCPS employees who are eligible for sick and/or annual leave will receive their annual entitlement at the beginning of each fiscal year (July 1). Employees joining FCPS after July will receive their annual and/or sick leave allotment at a prorated rate. FCPS also recognizes a defined list of holidays.
Extended Absences
FCPS provides extended absence options for employees who may need to be away from work for longer periods.
Leaves of Absence (LOA)
Here you will find the eligibility requirements and application process for an LOA.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Here you will find more information on FMLA, including eligibility requirements and the application process.
Paid Parental Leave (PPL) Program
Here you will find information about taking paid leave for childbirth, adoption, or fostering a child.
Disability Benefits
FCPS is dedicated to ensuring that its employees are provided with a comprehensive Integrated Disability Management (IDM) Program to provide income replacement benefits in the event of illness or injury. The IDM Program consists of workers' compensation (WC), short-term disability (STD), and long-term disability (LTD). Sedgwick is the program administrator for FCPS’ STD and WC benefits, and MetLife is the program administrator for LTD benefits.
Short-Term Disabiliity
Here you will find more information about the short-term disability benefits offered by FCPS, including eligibility requirements, when/how to file a claim, income replacement details, and contact information.
Long-Term Disability
Here you will find more information on long-term disability benefits, including eligibility requirements and when you might need them.
Workers' Compensation
Here you will find information on what to do if you're injured while at work.
Retirement Plans
Fairfax County Public Schools participates in three different mandatory pension plans to help you achieve your retirement goals.
The Virginia Retirement System (VRS) and the Educational Employees' Supplementary Retirement System of Fairfax County (ERFC) for full-time educational, administrative, and operational employees. The Fairfax County Employees' Retirement System (FCERS) for maintenance, custodial, food service, transportation, and less-than-full-time educational, administrative, and operational employees. Please visit the ALEX for FCERS Retirement module for an interactive explanation of your retirement benefits.
Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
Here you will find details about our three VRS plans. All full-time educational, administrative, or operational employees are members of VRS. After five years of eligible service, you become vested in this system.
Educational Employees' Supplementary Retirement System (ERFC)
Here, you will find detailed information about ERFC, which provides an independent retirement plan for FCPS' full-time, monthly-paid personnel.
Fairfax County Employees’ Retirement System (FCERS)
Here you will find more details on the Fairfax County Employees’ Retirement System (FCERS) Plan for maintenance, custodial, food service, transportation, and less-than-full-time educational, administrative, or operational employees.
Supplemental Retirement Savings Plans
A supplemental retirement savings plan (also called a defined contribution plan) allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars through payroll deductions to save for retirement. You choose a percentage of your salary to be invested in mutual funds you select inside the retirement plan. The amount you have at retirement depends on how much you, as the employee, save in the plan, how long you keep those funds invested, and how well your investments perform inside the plan. FCPS offers two supplemental retirement savings plans. A 403(b) for all FCPS employees. A 457(b) for full-time and part-time salaried employees of FCPS. If you are eligible for the 457(b) program, you may participate in both plans.
Qualifying Life Events
FCPS understands that life events occur and that you will need support in the form of benefits. Changes to benefits are time-sensitive, and the appropriate paperwork must be completed within the specified timeframe of the life event. Review the information about different life events for instructions on how to update your benefits. If you wish to make changes to your benefits but have not experienced a qualifying event, you may request the changes during the annual open enrollment period (typically held in the fall), with an effective date of January 1.
Employees, Applicants, and Retirees
Submit questions or concerns, as well as upload forms and other documents through the FCPS StaffConnect portal. Human Resources representatives are also available for assistance Monday – Friday (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) by calling 571-423-3000 or 1-800-831-4331.
