Paid time off for US Amazon employees
Time away from work is essential for employees to recharge and renew. Employees earn paid time off in addition to company paid holidays.
The following paid time off information is for Class F (40 hours/week), Class R (30–39 hours/week), and Class H (20–29 hours/week) Amazon employees excluding those who work in California.
Vacation
You are eligible to receive paid vacation time. Paid vacation time is accrued on a per pay-period basis. The amounts shown below are annualized accrual amounts.
Annual accrual rates for hourly employees
|
Completed Years of Service |
Part Time (20–29 hours per week) |
Reduced Time (30–39 hours per week) |
Full Time (40+ hours per week) |
|
0 |
20 hours |
30 hours |
40 hours |
|
1 |
40 hours |
60 hours |
80 hours |
|
2 |
44 hours |
66 hours |
88 hours |
|
3 |
48 hours |
72 hours |
96 hours |
|
4 |
52 hours |
78 hours |
104 hours |
|
5 |
56 hours |
84 hours |
112 hours |
|
6+ |
60 hours |
90 hours |
120 hours |
Annual accrual rates for salaried employees
|
Completed Years of Service |
Part Time (20–29 hours per week) |
Reduced Time (30–39 hours per week) |
Full Time (40+ hours per week) |
|
0 |
40 hours |
60 hours |
80 hours |
|
1 |
60 hours |
90 hours |
120 hours |
|
6+ |
80 hours |
120 hours |
160 hours |
Personal time
You are eligible to receive paid personal time. You will accrue paid personal time on the last day of your first pay period (and January 1 in subsequent years), and the remainder will be spread out over the remaining 11 bi-weekly pay periods (5 pay periods if you are paid monthly). The amounts below reflect the annualized grant amounts you are eligible to receive:
|
Part Time (20–29 hours per week) |
Reduced Time (30–39 hours per week) |
Full Time (40+ hours per week) |
|
24 hours |
36 hours |
48 hours |
Sick time
Any type of paid time off provided by Amazon may be used for sick and/or safe time purposes. Amazon’s paid time off policies have been designed to be used together to meet or exceed all safe and sick leave law requirements where these policies are in effect.
Holidays
In general, employees receive seven paid holidays per year:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Leaves of absence
In general, leaves of absence are available to eligible employees for time off due to a qualifying medical condition, or that of a qualified family member. This can include the birth or adoption of a new child, personal reasons, the death of a member of your immediate family, jury/witness duty, military reasons, or other reasons provided under various laws. Most leaves are unpaid, except some pregnancy and parental leaves, and some portions of jury/witness, military, and bereavement leaves. All leaves have various length limits, and some leave types may require certification and/or the approval of your manager or Human Resources. For more information, refer to the Benefits Overview for US Amazon Employees page.