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Paid Time Off

Time to Rest, Recharge,
and Restore

Generous paid time off that starts accruing from day one — and grows as you do.
The longer you stay, the more you earn.

5 Hours earned per
pay period — day one
30+ Days earned annually
at year 3
80 Hours you can cash
out per year
300 Hours can
rollover each year

More than six weeks off —
and it grows with your career

Paid time off at Sandia isn’t a flat rate — it’s a system that rewards your commitment. You start earning hours from your very first day of work, and as your tenure grows, so does your accrual rate. By year three, you're earning more than 30 days of paid leave annually, not including paid holidays.

The flexibility built into our PTO policy is what sets it apart. You can roll time over year to year, or cash out hours you’ve earned when you need the money instead. It' s time off that works the way you need it to.

How It Works

PTO accrues every pay period for both full-time and part-time Team Members. It can be used after three months of continuous employment.

  • Accrual starts on your first day — not after a waiting period
  • Available to use after 3 months of continuous employment
  • Accrual rate increases at 1 year and again at 3 years
  • Unused hours carry forward into the next year
  • Option to cash out earned hours twice per year
  • Paid holidays are separate — on top of your PTO balance
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Accrual Rates

The longer you stay, the more you earn

Starting Rate
5 Hours per pay period

From Day One
~16.25 days per year

Year 1+
8 Hours per pay period

After 1 Year
~26 days per year

Year 3+
10 Hours per pay period

After 3 Years
~32.5 days per year

Based on a 26-pay-period year. Paid holidays are not included in these totals — those are separate and in addition to your PTO balance. PTO may be used after 3 months of continuous employment.
A Rare Benefit

Can't take time off?
Cash it out instead.

Most employers treat PTO as use-it-or-lose-it. We give you another option. If life gets busy and you can't take the time you've earned, you can convert up to 80 hours of PTO into cash — twice per year — paid at your current base rate.

A minimum of 120 hours must remain in your PTO balance after each cash-out. Cash-outs are paid at base rate and do not include overtime, acting in capacity pay, incentives, or tips.

2xCash-outs per yearRequest a PTO payout up to twice each calendar year.
80Maximum hours per yearUp to 40 hours per cash-out, 80 hours total annually.
1:1Hour-for-hour payoutPaid at your current base rate.
Year-End Rollover

Unused hours carry
forward automatically

If you don’t use all your PTO by the end of the year, it doesn’t disappear. Unused hours roll over into the next calendar year automatically – no request needed.

You can carry up to 300 hours of accrued PTO into the new year. Any hours above that cap at year end are forfeited, so it's worth keeping an eye on your balance as the year closes out.

300 Hours max carryover

Unused PTO rolls forward automatically at year end. Hours above the 300-hour cap are forfeited.

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