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Salaries
Salaries are comparable to other state law
enforcement agencies.
Vacation
Each ranger receives 10 hours of paid vacation each
month. Vacation may be accrued up to a maximum of 240 hours.
Additional hours of vacation are earned as the ranger's
length of service increases. The maximum number of hours
accrued also increases as the ranger's length of service
increases.
Sick Leave
Each ranger receives 10 hours of sick leave each
month. There is no maximum amount of leave that can be
accrued. At the time of retirement, all unused sick leave may
be converted into additional months of service used in
calculating the ranger's retirement benefit.
Health Insurance
Individual and family health insurance is available
from the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan. Depending on
the type of insurance plan chosen, most of the employee's
insurance premium is paid by the state. The employee pays the
entire premium for family coverage.
Life Insurance
There are several different types of life insurance
provided by the state. All employees have a $ 15,000 whole
life insurance policy. Employees are also eligible to
purchase group term insurance. The employee chooses the
amount of coverage they wish to purchase. Term insurance is
also available to be purchased for members of the employee's
family.
Holidays
Employees are granted 13 paid holidays per
year.
Retirement
Rangers are covered under the Missouri State
Retirement System. Employees become partially vested in the
retirement system after working five years. Employees become
fully vested after working 10 years. Employees are eligible
for retirement after completing 30 years of service.
Employees are also eligible for retirement when their age and
the number of years of service reach 80. Employees 60 years
of age with ten years of service and employees 65 years of
age with five years of service are also eligible for
retirement. The retirement benefit is based on a mathematical
formula taking into account the highest average salary earned
during the last three years of employment, multiplied by the
number of years of service, multiplied by a constant. The
constant is .025 if you retire before age 62. The constant
drops back to .017 after age 62.
Uniforms and Equipment
The department provides all uniforms and equipment
to the employee with the exception of footwear. The employee
is responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of uniforms
and equipment.
Vehicles
Rangers are provided a take-home vehicle as long as
they live within 25 minutes of their assigned facility.
Rangers are subject to call-out 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Deferred Compensation
Rangers are eligible to participate in the state's
deferred compensation program. Money is deducted from the
employee's check before taxes and invested tax free until the
money is withdrawn at retirement. The state of Missouri will
match the first $25 an employee contributes to this
plan.
