Benefits

Teach For America’s competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits program is designed to help staff members meet their personal goals – whether related to health, finances, or providing for one’s family.

Compensation
We provide competitive compensation that is commensurate with an individual’s prior experience and position responsibilities. Yearly compensation increases are based on an individual’s contribution to the organization and changes in that contribution over time, the impact and scale of the role, and market factors.

Health benefits
Teach For America offers comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and prescription coverage. The vast majority (85-96 percent) of staff member and dependent health coverage is subsidized, and employee contributions start at less than $10 per pay period.

Flexible spending account
Teach For America’s flexible spending account allows eligible staff members to set aside up to $5,000 in a medical care spending account and up to $5,000 in a dependent care spending account each year.

Retirement plan
Eligible staff members may participate in Teach For America’s 403(b) plan from their first day of employment. Eligible staff members are offered matching 403(b) employer contributions after twelve months on staff. After meeting the twelve month eligibility requirement, Teach For America will match 100 percent of employee contributions up to five percent of a staff member’s gross earned salary in each fiscal year.

Life and accident insurance
Eligible staff members are offered $50,000 of basic life/accident insurance at no charge.

Paid time off

Eligible staff members receive generous paid time off:

• Three weeks of accrued vacation
• Paid winter break between the end of December and New Year’s and 10 holidays
• 10 sick days

Family and parenting benefits

Parental/caregiver leave:

• Six weeks of paid parental leave for a primary caregiver who is adopting a child
• Two weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers
• Two weeks unpaid family leave to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition
• For maternity benefits, please see "Paid disability leave" below

Paid disability leave
Staff members are offered up to 12 weeks of paid disability leave (up to eight weeks paid at 100 percent and four weeks paid at 60 percent) after three months of employment. Long-term disability coverage begins after 180 days of disability; 60 percent of salary is paid up to a monthly maximum of $12,500.  Paid disability is offered to mothers who give birth (typically between six and eight weeks, depending on the method of delivery).