About Florida State University
What is Florida State University?
Florida State University is a public research university whose main campus is in Tallahassee, Florida. Its Leave Plans page describes "over 15,000 employees serving over 42,000 students" and "a welcoming main campus in the heart of Tallahassee, the state capital, as well as campuses across the state and study centers around the world". Its About page lists "Founded in 1851; oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida" among its fast facts. This profile covers the Administrative & Professional (A&P) postings on its Candidate Gateway, the ones that say "This is an A&P position." Faculty, OPS (part-time or temporary, paid by the hour) and USPS postings are not listed.
How much time off do I get?
The Leave Plans page lists A&P staff at 6.769 hours of annual leave in every biweekly pay period (the A&P page says "Annual leave accrual rate is 6.769 hours per pay period for A&P employees"), which is 176 hours across 26 pay periods, or 22 days of 8 hours, and "Eligible employees begin to accrue Annual and Sick Leave hours upon employment". The 2026 holiday calendar lists 13 paid holiday dates: New Year's Day, Winter Break on 2 January, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, the June 19th Federal Holiday, three Independence Day dates (2, 3 and 6 July), Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, the Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Salaried staff also get a Fall Break Day on 25 November 2026 ("This is considered an extra holiday, and no annual leave usage is required"), and the Thanksgiving and Winter Break memo adds eight days (21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and 31 December) that "do not require annual leave". That is 22 + 13 + 1 + 8 = 44 days in 2026, and the holidays alone take annual leave to 35 before the break days. Sick leave is separate at 4 hours a pay period.
What benefits come with the job?
Retirement is built in: "It is mandatory for all employees to participate in one of three retirement plans", with "a defined benefit plan and two defined contribution plans sponsored by the State", and staff can add "voluntary pre-tax and roth (post-tax) 403(b) plans and the Florida Deferred Compensation Plan (457)". Insurance is through the Division of State Group Insurance (DSGI): "HMO, PPO, and High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) options and prescription services", "pre-paid (HMO), PPO, PPO & Indemnity, and Indemnity dental plan options", "4 life insurance options to eligible employees" and "vision coverage through Humana Vision", with flexible spending and health savings accounts; the benefits page notes that "All insurance programs are voluntary and include pre-tax and post-tax options". Through a partnership with Savi, FSU gives employees and their immediate families "assistance in navigating student loan repayment plans, including the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program", and "FSU employees have several options available for their continued education and professional development". Postings say "FSU offers a robust Total Rewards package".
Where will I work?
Postings sit mainly on the Tallahassee main campus: of the 226 postings on the board on 2026-10-21, 200 were in Tallahassee, 12 in Sarasota, 9 in Panama City and one each in Jacksonville and Pensacola, with two labelled Hybrid and one labelled Remote. Postings labelled only Hybrid or Remote name no state and are not listed. The A&P roles are professional staff jobs, for example Senior Grants Specialist, Director of Development in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Deputy Building Official and Construction Project Manager. No remote or hybrid policy was read for this profile, so none is claimed.
What do the roles pay?
Most A&P postings state no pay: of 17 read on 2026-10-21, two carry a Salary Range section, one reading "Starting salary is $44,056, commensurate with education and experience" and the other an anticipated salary in the low to mid $60,000s, and none states an hourly rate. Pay is quoted per year; hourly rates ($15 an hour in the two OPS postings read) appear only on OPS postings, which are not listed.