United States Postal Service
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United States Postal Service Employee Benefits

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Overall Benefits and Compensations

Benefits found on job postings

  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan

10 benefit categories

948 reviews about benefits at United States Postal Service

Insurance

90% positive reviews

  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance

Dental insurance

Best health and dental benefits, same as Congress has. - view all

Maintenance Technician - West Palm Beach, FL - Mar 2, 2019

Disability insurance

They do not offer long term or short term disability! - view all

Human Resources Specialist - Greensboro, NC - Oct 11, 2018

Health insurance

It is a great job, with good benefits, and great people to work with. - view all

Clerk - Lawnside, NJ - Apr 23, 2019

Vision insurance

Then you get benefits, Health care, Dental and vision, and Thrift Savings plan. - view all

Rural Carrier Associate - Sarasota, FL - May 29, 2019

Life insurance

Initial free life insurance - view all

Postmaster - Winnetka, IL - May 14, 2019

Details about Insurance

Dental insurance (13 reviews)

85% of the reviews are positive

Disability insurance (1 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Health insurance (591 reviews)

90% of the reviews are positive

Vision insurance (17 reviews)

94% of the reviews are positive

Life insurance (9 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Flexibility at work

96% positive reviews

  • Work from home
  • Flexible schedule

Work from home

Ability to work from home but recently CEO is mandating all employee's back into the office. - view all

Subject Matter Expert - Roseville, CA - Aug 4, 2016

Flexible schedule

Flexible hours was available for me. - view all

Mail Carrier - Atlanta, GA - Apr 1, 2019

Details about Flexibility at work

Work from home (2 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Flexible schedule (66 reviews)

95% of the reviews are positive

Leave

56% positive reviews

  • Military leave
  • Paid time off
  • Paid jury duty

Military leave

I not only received five weeks of vacation per year but I also received 15 days military leave. - view all

Mail Carrier - Dayton, OH - Nov 15, 2018

Paid time off

No time off, no paid time off until you have been there for years, no bonuses - 7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day - union is worthless - management is aggressive and untrained. - view all

Rural Carrier Associate - Longmont, CO - May 2, 2019

Paid jury duty

I was to cover the full timers job while he was on jury duty. - view all

Rural Carrier Associate - Watseka, IL - Jan 22, 2013

Details about Leave

Military leave (1 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Paid time off (249 reviews)

55% of the reviews are positive

Paid jury duty (1 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Childcare

80% positive reviews

  • Childcare

Childcare

It was fairly a easy job, its just their schedule conflicted with my child daycare and I have no one who can help with that. - view all

Mail Handler - Greensboro, NC - Apr 9, 2019

Details about Childcare

Childcare (10 reviews)

80% of the reviews are positive

Health & wellness

100% positive reviews

  • Gym membership
  • Wellness program

Gym membership

You can lose your gym membership if you can use the time spent walking around all day efficiently. - view all

Mail Carrier - Ranson, WV - May 21, 2018

Wellness program

Currently implementing an engagement and wellness program through daily communication but staining the program with daily reports and repeated oversight. - view all

Customer Service Representative - Massachusetts - May 26, 2016

Details about Health & wellness

Gym membership (4 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Wellness program (2 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Financial perks

57% positive reviews

  • Bonus pay
  • Fuel discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Performance bonus
  • Weekly bonus
  • Employee discount
  • Stock options

Bonus pay

I have no complaints except I wish we were paid holiday pay like the permanent employees. - view all

Mail Handler - Rocky Mount, NC - Jan 4, 2019

Fuel discount

You also have to pay for your own gas when using your own car but if you’re in a llv you get to use a gas card. - view all

Rural Carrier Associate - North Carolina - Apr 28, 2018

Flexible spending account

You also are eligible for a flexible spending account, which is an account that you set up that is tax free and you use the money for any health related issues so you don't have to spend your taxed net pay. - view all

Rural Carrier Associate - Maineville, OH - Mar 13, 2017

Performance bonus

I loved this job when I started but now it is just full of hateful ungrateful managers, who will work someone into the ground as long as it gets them their performance bonus. - view all

Mail Carrier - Malden, MO - Jul 17, 2018

Weekly bonus

-Weekly Holiday bonus for being available all 5 days of the week - view all

Driver Assistant - Fife, WA - Mar 7, 2017

Employee discount

I get no benefits other than vision I pay for and cell phone discount. - view all

RCA-USPS - Willimantic, CT - Apr 30, 2019

Stock options

The benefits, matching 401k with stock options are great. - view all

Lead Cashier - St Thomas, VI - Apr 30, 2017

Details about Financial perks

Bonus pay (34 reviews)

47% of the reviews are positive

Fuel discount (3 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Flexible spending account (1 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Performance bonus (1 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Weekly bonus (1 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Employee discount (1 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Stock options (1 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Reimbursements

75% positive reviews

  • Tuition reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

It can be a good fit if you're looking for tuition reimbursement or healthcare, but other than that the pay is abysmally low (unlivable) and hours are inconvenient while also being not enough to qualify as full-time. - view all

Package Handler - West Chester, PA - Apr 7, 2019

Details about Reimbursements

Tuition reimbursement (8 reviews)

75% of the reviews are positive

Retirement

74% positive reviews

  • Retirement plan

Retirement plan

The company offers good benefits, retirement plan, job security, and possible advancement. - view all

Mail Handler - Chicago, IL - May 13, 2019

Details about Retirement

Retirement plan (97 reviews)

74% of the reviews are positive

Meals

75% positive reviews

  • Food provided

Food provided

The most enjoyable part of the job is free food and coffee. - view all

File Clerk/Office Assistant - Herndon, VA - May 30, 2018

Details about Meals

Food provided (4 reviews)

75% of the reviews are positive

Other benefits

88% positive reviews

  • Credit union membership
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee mentoring program

Credit union membership

401k and Credit union. - view all

Mail Carrier - Meridian, MS - Mar 8, 2017

Employee assistance program

They provide EAP, Employee Assistance Program for all employees and their families. - view all

Mail Carrier - Houston, TX - Aug 16, 2017

Employee mentoring program

Had an excellent mentoring program. - view all

Rural Carrier Associate - Douglas, GA - Apr 3, 2017

Details about Other benefits

Credit union membership (1 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Employee assistance program (3 reviews)

100% of the reviews are positive

Employee mentoring program (4 reviews)

75% of the reviews are positive

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