Fellow Salary & Benefits

Key points

  • The hiring mechanism for incoming EIS officers depends on citizenship status and other factors.

U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents

Civil Service

See Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages by location. EIS base pay is GS 12 step 3.

Upon initial appointment, the Title-42 fellowship pay will be set comparable to the federal government General Schedule (GS) base pay rate for GS-12, step 3 regardless of previous experience and compensation. An additional locality pay is based on the location of the official duty station. Physicians may also receive an additional $20,000 per year with an active, unrestricted U.S. clinical license.

Additional incentives include:

  • Thrift Savings Plan
  • Federal Employees Retirement System Benefit Plan
  • Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan
  • Federal Employees Group Life Insurance
  • Federal Employees Vision and Dental Insurance Program
  • 4 hours of annual leave and 4 hours of sick leave every 2 weeks (13 days total of each per year)

Non-U.S. Citizens Without U.S. Permanent Resident Status

The EIS program is currently unable to process applications for non-U.S. citizens without permanent resident status.

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Content Source:
Public Health Infrastructure Center; Division of Workforce Development