Benefits and compensation
Working at the Nevada Supreme Court offers a range of benefits and advantages. The court's essential role in the legal system ensures a consistent need for qualified professionals, providing stability in employment.
Benefits include:
- Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life and disability insurance programs for employees and dependents/family are offered (PEBP).
- Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.
- Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.
- Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.
- Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employee Retirement System (PERS).
- Deferred Compensation: The State has a voluntary deferred compensation program.
- Employee Assistance Program: Services include financial information and resources, legal support and resources, work-life solutions, clinical counseling and critical incident stress management.
- No Nevada state income tax.
- Public service loan forgiveness.
- Flexibility: a work-life balance beyond compare!
The chart below shows total compensation when benefits and leave are added to the base salary.
Type of compensation | Calculation Rate | Annual Amount Compensated |
Annual salary: (2,088 hours includes annual, sick, and holiday hours) | $30/hour x 2,088 hours |
Subtotal: $62,640.00 |
Value of leave earned: Annual leave (15 days) Sick leave (15 days) Holidays (12 days) | $30/hour x 120 hours $30/hour x 120 hours $30/hour x 96 hours | $3,600.00 $3,600.00 $2,880.00
$10,080.00 |
Other Employer-Paid Benefits: Medical, Dental, Prescription and Vision Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance (PEBP)* Retirement Contribution (PERS)* | $685.44/month x 12 17.5% of annual salary | $8,225.28
$10,962.00
$19,187.28 |
Total Compensation: (Annual salary and other employer-paid benefits) | Total: $91,907.28 | |
Benefits as a percentage of total compensation: *Plan dependent | 31.8% |