BEYOND THE

PAYCHECK

As a benefits-eligible State of Iowa employee, your bi-weekly

paycheck is just a part of your total compensation package.
Being part of the DOT team means you’re eligible for a wide
range of benefits:

Work-life balance Career growth

Health insurance Paid sick leave

Dental insurance Paid vacation

Vision care Paid

discount program holidays (9)

Group term Flexible

life insurance work hours
 IPERS (Iowa Public Employees Retirement System)
Iowa law provides most public employees
with mandatory coverage under the Iowa
Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS).
The State of Iowa and DOT employees, through
payroll deduction, contribute to the IPERS
retirement plan.

Retirement Investors Club (RIC)

To supplement your retirement plan, the
State also offers a deferred compensation
program. The State matches employee
contributions on a 1 for 1 basis up to a
monthly maximum of $75.00.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

We believe in life-long learning. As part of the team,
you’ll have the opportunity to improve your skills,
knowledge, and abilities for your current job and prepare
for new career challenges. Face-to-face workshops,
online training and workshops will help you hone your
technical knowledge, such as computer classes and
accounting, day-to-day skills including customer service
and communication and find explore what it takes to be a
supervisor or manager.

CONTRIBUTING TO OUR MISSION

Even with nearly 3,000 employees, we’re all one team at
the Iowa DOT. Our main goal is to keep people and goods
moving on Iowa’s transportation system. As a member
of our team, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining safe
mobility for every traveler in our state.

For more on state employee benefits, visit:

www.das.hre.iowa.gov

Federal and state laws prohibit employment and/or public accommodation discrimination on the basis
of age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, or veteran’s status. If you believe you have been discriminated against, please contact
the Iowa Civil Rights Commission at 800-457-4416 or Iowa Department of Transportation’s affirmative
action officer. If you need accommodations because of a disability to access the Iowa Department
of Transportation’s services, contact the agency’s affirmative action officer at 800-262-0003.