Wichita State University is a state regent university offering competitive wages, excellent benefits, and valuable training and development programs. A summary of the benefits offered to benefits-eligible Unclassified and Faculty employees are listed below.
Paid Time-Off Benefits
Vacation Leave 22 days per year (earned pro-rata at 6.77 hours per bi-weekly pay
period)
Sick Leave 12 days per year (earned pro-rata at 3.7 hours per bi-weekly pay period)
Holidays 8 days standard
Discretionary Day As approved each year by the governor
Funeral Leave Up to 6 days
Health Insurance
WSU offers several health insurance options through the State Employee Health Plan.
All options are PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) plans. Details on these plans
can be found at
https://www.wichita.edu/services/humanresources/Total_Rewards/Benefits/SEHP/Medical.php
Dental Insurance
WSU offers a dental plan option, which is linked to health insurance enrollment.
The plan is insured through Delta Dental of Kansas as part of the State Employee Health
Plan.
https://www.wichita.edu/services/humanresources/Total_Rewards/Benefits/SEHP/Dental.php
Vision Insurance
Voluntary insurance for lenses, contacts and frames is available through Superior
Vision as part of the State Employee Health Plan. There are two tiers of coverage
available, depending on vision needs.
https://www.wichita.edu/services/humanresources/Total_Rewards/Benefits/SEHP/Vision.php
Life Insurance
Basic life insurance is provided in the amount of 150% of the employee’s annual base
salary. Supplemental life insurance is available for employee purchase.
https://www.wichita.edu/services/humanresources/Total_Rewards/Benefits/SEHP/supplemental.php
Flexible Spending Accounts
Section 125 Plans are available for employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for certain
medical related expenses and/or dependent care expenses (including health/dental/vision
premium amounts).
https://www.wichita.edu/services/humanresources/Total_Rewards/Benefits/SEHP/FSA.php
Retirement Benefits
Unclassified employees are covered by the Kansas Board of Regents 403(b) Retirement
Plan. Once an employee becomes eligible, participation is mandatory. Currently the
employee contribution is 5.5% of gross wages and WSU contributes 8.5%. The employee
is immediately vested in both the employee and employer contributions.
https://www.wichita.edu/services/humanresources/Total_Rewards/Benefits/Retirement/index.php
Supplemental retirement options are available for employees to make additional deferrals
(no employer matching contributions).
Kansas Board of Regents Voluntary 403(b) Plan
https://www.wichita.edu/services/humanresources/Total_Rewards/Benefits/Retirement/accessing_retirement_funds.php
State of Kansas Deferred Compensation (457) Plan
https://www.wichita.edu/services/humanresources/Total_Rewards/Benefits/Retirement/accessing_retirement_funds.php
Long-Term Disability
Long-term disability insurance is provided at no cost to employees. This coverage
provides 60% income replacement to employees with a qualifying disability after a
180 day waiting period.
https://www.wichita.edu/services/humanresources/Total_Rewards/Leave/LongTerm_Disability.php
Tuition Assistance
There are two tuition assistance programs offered through the University. Please
visit the Human Resources Tuition Assistance website for specific information on these programs.
Training and Development
Numerous opportunities for training and development are provided to faculty and staff.
Please visit our webpage for specific training and development opportunities.
Training and Development
SME: DR/HB
Revised: 08/07/2018