Employee Benefits

Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County’s current policy is to pay 100% of the employee’s health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County. 

The following benefits are employee paid:

• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Dependent Life
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Long Term Care

New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment.

Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.

Clinic Hours of Operation

All Clinics Fax Number: 512-854-4480

Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.

The county provides all employees workers’ compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.

Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.

Employees may enroll in a tax-free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.

Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.

Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.

Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.

On the regular payday on or after the employee's fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year.

Based on years of county service, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:

Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.

Employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.

Full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins: 

New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.

An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.
View approved Holiday Schedule.

Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.

Membership in the local American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction. Email the Union at [email protected] or call 512-477-5544 
 
The county also offers health and wellness services through our internal CARE Program. For more information about available services, please contact the Travis County CARE Program at [email protected]. 

A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the downtown area.