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Annual Leave Accumulation

All Senior Executive Service (SES) members and employees in senior-level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST) positions are entitled to earn 1 day (or 8 hours) of annual leave for each full biweekly pay period. They are also entitled to a 90-day (or 720 hours) annual leave ceiling. For additional information on annual leave see our leave policy section.