Benefits Statement

Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance

  • Employee coverage price of $30 per month for single coverage paid by employee at $15 per pay period pre-taxed
  • Family coverage price of $400 per month paid by employee at $200 per pay period pre-taxed
  • Magellan RX - Prescription drug coverage included with health insurance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental Insurance

  • Employee pay per pay period
    • Employee: $9.46 per pay period, $18.92 per month
    • Employee and Spouse: $20.18 per pay period, $40.36 per month
    • Employee and Children: $24 per pay period, $48 per month
    • Family: $34.73 per pay period, $69.46 per month

Vision Insurance

  • Employee pay per pay period
    • Employee: $3.54 per pay period, $7.07 per month
    • Employee + one: $6.35 per pay period, $12.70 per month
    • Employee and Family: $10.99 per pay period, $21.97 per month

Life Insurance

  • Premium paid by employer
  • $25,000 Life, $25,000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment

Alabama State Retirement System

  • Employee contribution Tier I 7.5% pre-tax (8.5% pre-tax for Public Safety)
  • Employee contribution Tier II 7.5% pre-tax (8.5% pre-tax for Public Safety)
  • Employer contributions - as determined by RSA

457 Plans

  • Employee voluntary election Nationwide, Empower Retirement, VALIC and RSA1 pretax contributions.

Vacation

  • 11 paid holidays throughout the year, vacation accrues each payday and increase with years of service, sick accrues accrues each pay period.

Full Time Employee

The city employs full-time, regular and part-time positions. Apply for a position online today. If the city does not have any positions open, please and follow directions. When a position opens, the system will email you and allow you to enter an application. It is the policy of the City of Opelika to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law. All employees serve a probation period. After successful completion of a probation period, employees are granted non-probationary status