1. JPMorgan Chase

Your savings account could be just the start of earning at a bank. JPMorgan Chase offers benefits to its part-time employees who work between 20 and 40 hours per week after 90 days.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and accident, disability, before-tax flexible spending accounts and group legal services. JPMorgan Chase also offers a 401(k) match starting at 3% annually and increasing by 1% every year up to a maximum of 5%.

Other offered benefits are an employee stock purchase plan, a comprehensive health and wellness program, parental leave, backup child care options and discounts on banking services.

2. Costco

Hourly part-time employees, who work at least 24 hours per week, can receive benefits from Costco once they’ve accumulated 60 days of service. Health care coverage includes medical, vision, prescription drugs and core dental coverage.

All hourly employees working at least 10 hours per week can enroll in voluntary short-term disability insurance, which provides tax-free income replacement in the event of a non-work related accident or illness that prevents work.

3. Lowe’s

Part-time employees at Lowe’s are immediately eligible for medical benefits, including prescription drugs, short-term disability, life insurance and dental and vision coverage. All employees are also eligible for a 10% in-store discount.

After one year, Lowe’s offers an employee stock purchase option to its part-time workers, as well as a 401(k) after 180 days. Eligible family members can also opt-in for group medical, dental and vision coverage and dependent life insurance.

4. REI

Part-time employees at REI become eligible for a benefits package if they work an average of 20 hours per week over a 12-month evaluation period.

The company pays the majority of employees’ medical and dental coverage and the full cost for basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), employee assistance program, business travel accident insurance and long-term disability insurance. REI also guarantees a 5% contribution to all employees’ retirement accounts, regardless of an employee’s contributions (or lack thereof). Part-time employees are even eligible for a sabbatical after 15 years.

REI also provides a generous PTO package, a wide variety of leave options, and Way Days twice a year — a program that allows employees to take part in their favorite outdoor activity,  take on something new or participate in a stewardship project.

They also offer a unique public transit benefit which provides a 50% pre-tax subsidy on public transit expenses up to the current IRS limit through payroll deduction.

5. Staples

Staples offers its part-time associates access to dental and vision coverage, life, dependent life, accidental death and short-term disability insurance coverage. They’re also eligible for the company’s 401(k) plan. Furthermore, part-time employees are eligible for a variety of benefits for family-based care, help with college and pet care.

Staples also offers 10% employee discounts on online or retail items, adoption assistance and its own confidential employee counseling program.

6. Starbucks

Starbucks is well-known for its benefits program for part-time employees. All you have to do to be eligible is work at least 240 hours over three consecutive months, then continue to average 20 hours per week.Health insurance offered by Starbucks covers routine visits, hospitalization, dental, vision and life insurance coverage, as well as fertility benefits. Alternative care options, like acupuncture or chiropractic treatment, are covered too. After 90 days, employees can opt-in to Starbucks’ 401(k) plan.

Other employee benefits include paid vacation time, up to a $40,000 lifetime maximum reimbursement for eligible expenses for adoption and surrogacy, confidential counseling, full tuition assistance and lots of in-store goodies. You can walk away with free T-shirts, a 30% discount on all drinks and 1 pound of Starbucks coffee or box of tea every week.

7. UPS

Part-time employees who work between 225 and 400 hours at UPS within a three-month period (which factors to an average of about 20 to 30 hours a week) are eligible for medical and dental coverage, vision insurance, hearing, prescription drugs and an employee assistance program.

Part-time employees who exceed 400 hours over three months are eligible for the same benefits as full-time employees.

Also, part-time employees can take advantage of the Earn and Learn tuition assistance program  that provides up to $5,250 in assistance per calendar year (with a lifetime maximum of $25,000). Eligibility begins on the day of hire.

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