| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.02 |
| Liaison | Megan Litke |
| Submission Date | Sept. 17, 2024 |
American University
PA-13: Pay Equity and Living Wage
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.43 / 5.00 |
Lia
Gomez Sustainability Analyst Office of Sustainability |
13.1 Internal pay equity assessment
Description of the methodologies used to assess internal pay equity:
The university voluntarily conducts an OFCCP-style pay equity study on an annual basis for all full-time staff.
Are the pay equity assessment(s) inclusive of both academic and non-academic staff?:
Do the pay equity assessment(s) explicitly address pay equity by gender identity?:
Do the pay equity assessment(s) explicitly address internal pay equity by racial, ethnic, and/or Indigenous identity?:
Does the institution publish the results of its internal pay equity assessments?:
Published results of the institution’s most recently finalized internal pay equity assessment:
Online resource where the results of the institution’s internal pay equity assessments are available:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
13.2 Percentage of employees that receive a living wage
Narrative and/or website URL detailing the institution’s living wage accreditation:
Provide wage figures in the institution’s local currency and expressed as hourly rates.
Performance year for living wage:
Living wage:
Standard or methodology used to determine the living wage:
The living wage was calculated based on MIT's living wage online calculator. The calculator provided a living wage estimate for two working adults and two children in the district of columbia.
Wage floor for regular/permanent employees:
Wage floor for short-term/casual academic staff:
Wage floor for short-term/casual non-academic staff:
Percentage of employees that receive remuneration equivalent to at least a living wage:
Narrative outlining the forms of remuneration included in the living wage calculations:
Remuneration included wages, salaries, employer contributions to health insurance, retirement plans, allowances for childcare, and commuting.
Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:
Narrative and/or website URL detailing the institution’s formal commitment to pay a living wage:
The American University wage policy assures that the lowest paid employees at AU can live decently within the economic structure of the greater Washington geographic region from which AU draws its staff. The wage policy contains the following conditions:
- It will be based on the demographics of the region from which we draw our employees, as well as the general practices reflected in other wage policies.
- The base wage will be set at a rate that is competitive with rates paid by other universities and municipalities in the region. -It will fit within AU’s existing compensation system as the framework within which it will be institutionalized and maintained.
- The base wage will be increased when the salary band structure is adjusted.
- The policy will cover full-time, non-union, staff employees of the university unless otherwise stated in a collective bargaining agreement.
- Employees of multi-year service contracts who are regularly employed on campus - except first-year (Dining Service) employees - will be covered by the policy
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
13.3 Percentage of significant contractors that pay a collectively determined or living wage
Documentation affirming that the institution has no significant contractors:
Total number of significant contractors:
Number of significant contractors known to pay a collectively determined or living wage:
Description of the methodology used to determine which significant contractors pay a collectively determined or living wage:
Wages paid to nextSource workers are determined by AU and are equivalent to pay for positions at the university.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:
Points earned for indicator PA 13.3:
Optional documentation
The wage floors for part time regular/permenant employees is $17.00 and $21.98 for full time employees.
The wage floors for part time short-term/casual non-academic staff is $17.00 and $21.98 for full time staff. The wage floors for wage floor for short-term/casual academic staff was calculated using the 2024 - 2024 academic year SEIU pay rate agreement information. The SEIU and American University agreement can be found here: 2022 SEIU Adjunct Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement (american.edu)
The hourly wage was calculated using these parameters: 260 workdays - 17 days off = 243 AU workdays
Additional documentation for this credit:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.