Our Culture & Benefits
At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want. We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package from day one and throughout your career. All co-workers are encouraged to seek out experiences and join organizations that support our communities and their well-being at home and at work.
At Ameren, we believe that personal and professional growth begins with a strong foundation of well-being. That’s why we’re committed to supporting our co-workers in every dimension of wellness—physical, financial, emotional and social. We offer wellness incentives that encourage health habits, mental health resources that prioritize emotional well-being and fitness facilities at many Ameren locations.
At Ameren, well-being isn’t just a benefit—it’s a priority. We’re proud to foster a culture where people feel supported, balanced, and empowered to grow.
At Ameren, we believe that learning from each other is a key part of continuing growth and development. The Ameren Mentoring & Connection Community empowers all co-workers to seek out informal connections for knowledge sharing and formal mentoring relationships. Our Reverse Mentoring Program is an opportunity for early career co-workers to mentor a member of Ameren's senior and executive leadership teams.
Our Corporate Contributions and Community Initiatives programs work to connect our co-workers with their local communities to support nonprofit organizations making proven impacts and to care for our customers. Our co-workers spend thousands of hours volunteering. We support their skills-based volunteerism through Matching Gifts and Dollars for Doers programs.
Employee Resource Groups (ERG) are formalized groups of co-workers who share common interests or backgrounds. Each ERG commits to a mission and annual strategic business plan that identifies how the ERG will support Ameren’s business goals and objectives, participate in community outreach and educate and engage co-workers.
Ameren values and promotes ongoing learning and encourages co-workers to look for opportunities to grow in their personal and professional development. We offer digital workshops and learning experiences that build professional and leadership skills, business acumen and industry knowledge.
Welcoming a child and growing your family is an exciting time. Ameren offers support for parents through policies, programs and resources designed to assist you, your family and your career through this life transition.
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What Ameren Offers
Ameren supplements a major portion of the cost for medical, dental and vision coverage for all full-time, regular co-workers and eligible dependents, starting on the first day of employment.
Ameren offers medical plans that are HSA eligible. HSAs are a great way to save for both current and future healthcare costs. Most co-workers who choose an HSA-eligible plan have the ability to make tax-favored contributions and also receive contributions from Ameren.
Ameren provides co-workers with Basic life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage. Most co-workers also have the option to purchase Supplemental Life and AD&D coverage.
The Ameren Retirement Plan helps provide a solid foundation of retirement income for co-workers. This is a 100% employer-funded plan and requires no co-worker contributions to participate. Co-workers are 100% vested in their account balances after completing three years of service with Ameren.
Most regular co-workers are eligible to participate in Ameren’s 401(k) plan benefits immediately upon employment. A co-worker can choose from a variety of investment funds, offering varying levels of risk. An employee’s elected percentage is invested into their account on a pre-tax or after-tax basis. Co-workers receive a company match on contributions.
Ameren co-workers can choose to participate in FSA accounts each year - Dependent Care and/or Health Care. Co-workers contribute to the FSA on a pre-tax basis, reducing their taxable income. The accounts can be used to pay for qualified day care or healthcare expenses with pre-tax dollars.
SupportLinc’s services are available to all co-workers and household members and provide 24/7 free and confidential access to a variety of mental health and well-being services and resources.
Ameren cares about co-workers and believes that good health contributes to their quality of life. Ameren offers resources such as smoking cessation, flu shots, Weight Watchers, and quarterly well-being incentives.
Co-workers receive paid holidays, as well as paid vacation time. Co-workers are also provided an allowance of medical and illness leave, which generally increases with a co-worker's length of service. Time off is also allowed for special purposes such as military service, jury duty, and a death in the family.
Ameren pays up to Federal IRS guidelines of $5,250 for full-time co-workers and $2,625 for part-time co-workers per calendar year of co-worker's tuition and some fees for approved accredited degree programs, up to and including the master's degree level. Courses related to a co-worker's current or future role at Ameren may be considered for reimbursement. A reimbursement is issued upon the receipt of final grades at the end of the term.
Ameren offers a stock purchase plan called DRPlus to all co-workers. The DRPlus Plan provides a convenient means of purchasing shares of Ameren Corporation Common Stock (ticker symbol: AEE), without the payment of any brokerage commissions or service charges. The DRPlus Plan is entirely voluntary, and the co-worker can begin or terminate participation at any time.
Full-time co-workers are eligible for LTD benefits, which provides income to a co-worker who is unable to work for an extended period of time due to total disability.
The Ameren Short-Term Incentive Plan is intended to reward eligible employees for their contributions to Ameren’s success.
All regular full-time and part-time management employees are eligible for up to 80 hours of paid Family Caregiver Leave.
Ameren provides up to six weeks of paid parental bonding leave for management employees following the birth of an employee's child or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with adoption.
The information on this page is only a summary. Eligibility and benefits will be determined under the plan document, and, in the event of conflict with this summary, applicable plan terms apply. The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the plans and benefits at any time, subject to the terms of applicable laws and respective labor agreements.