This Sick Leave Service Credit Analyzer is designed to help you calculate how your unused sick leave contributes to your total creditable service for retirement. It converts your unused sick leave hours into months of service credit, ensuring you have the most accurate estimate possible to assess your retirement timeline.
Note: Only full months of sick leave are counted toward your retirement; any remaining hours that don’t convert to a full month will be lost. This tool also provides an exact breakdown of how many days of sick leave won’t be credited, giving you a clear understanding of what you’re working with as you approach your retirement.
Sick Leave Service Credit Analyzer
Sick Leave Service Credit Calculation
Unused sick leave is converted into service credit for retirement based on guidelines provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This tool uses the following rules for calculation:
- Conversion Rate:
- 1 month of service credit is equal to 174 hours of unused sick leave.
- Only full months are credited; partial months (hours less than 174) are not counted.
- Total Service Credit:
- Converted sick leave is added to your years and months of total creditable service.
- Remaining hours (less than 174) are displayed as unused and do not contribute to retirement credit.
- Special Notes:
- Sick leave cannot be used to meet retirement eligibility requirements.
- It only enhances the total service credit for calculating the annuity amount.
Example Calculation
If you have 2,000 hours of unused sick leave:
2,000 ÷ 174 = 11 full months (1,914 hours used) + 86 hours left over
Your total service credit increases by 11 months, and the remaining 86 hours do not count toward your retirement calculation.
For official guidance and more details on how sick leave contributes to your retirement service credit, visit the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Creditable Service page.