Fellow Salary & Benefits

Key points

  • The PE Fellowship is a paid fellowship with competitive salaries and Federal benefits.
  • Fellows are full-time equivalent (FTE) employees during their fellowship.

What to expect

Both the Traditional Track and Analytics and Modeling Track fellows are full-time equivalent (FTE) employees during their two-year fellowship.

Fellows are paid at the General Schedule (GS) 12, step 3 level. They receive the same benefits as other CDC FTE employees, including medical insurance and leave.

Fellows may be eligible for a salary increase after the first year of their fellowship, based on performance and written recommendation by appropriate management officials.

Fellows are responsible for any relocation expenses for their two-year assignment.

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