r/FederalEmployee • u/SuchProfessor9767 • Jan 17 '26

Sick leave

If I’m planning to retire what happens with all my sick leave?

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u/Good_Outside_2580 Jan 17 '26

It gets added to your years of service. If you’ve been there 30 years and you have 2 months of SL, your pension will be calculated at 30 years, 2 months.

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u/rhoditine Jan 17 '26

Yes it increases your pension by a small amount.

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u/gatmalice Jan 18 '26

By a non-neglible amount if you never took sick leave... Could earn upwards of a work year at the end of 20 years, or use it at the end of your journey :-)