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Matanuska-Susitna Borough Employee Benefit Snapshot

We’re Making Benefits Easier

We’re giving our benefits website a fresh new look and making it easier to find the information you need. While we’re working behind the scenes, you may notice that some pages look a little different or are temporarily unavailable.

Thanks for your patience while we make these improvements. We’re working on a pretty face to put on it, but in the meantime, this is the current benefit home page. We can’t wait to show you the finished site!


The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) offers a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the basics to support you and your family. From medical, dental, and vision coverage to retirement savings, paid time off, and wellness resources, our goal is to provide tools and support that help you stay healthy, plan for the future, and enjoy a balanced life.

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Medical: The Borough offers a medical health insurance plan.
Dental: The Borough offers a dental insurance plan.
Vision: The Borough offers a vision insurance plan.

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP): The Borough offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support employees with everyday challenges, personal concerns, and work-related stress.

Life Insurance: Employees are provided with company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. They also have the option to purchase additional life insurance through the State of Alaska.

Retirement: Employees are entered into Alaska Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Both employees and the Borough contribute.
Pre-Tax Flexible Spending Accounts: Employees have the option to direct a portion of their salary on a pre-tax basis towards accounts to pay for certain expenses. These options include:
  • Health Care Flexible Spending Account

  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Deferred Compensation Retirement Savings Account: Employees have the option to direct a portion of their salary towards a retirement savings account.

Supplemental Group Life and Disability Plans through the State of Alaska: Employees have the option to enroll in State of Alaska Life insurance and Disability Plans.

Supplemental Life and Disability Plans through Aflac: Employees have the option to enroll in Aflac Life insurance and Disability Plans.

Employee Wellness Program

Benefit FAQ

Benefit Videos


On Call First Responders & 1000 Hour Employees

If you are one of our on call first responders or 1000 hour employees, you have access to some benefits, check out the applicable site below to check them out!

On Call First Responders

1000 Hour Employees