Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	59.20
Liaison	Elaine Durr
Submission Date	Feb. 27, 2024

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Elon University
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.00 / 3.00	Bruce Cottrill Director of Compensation and Recruitment Human Resources

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Part 1. Living wage for employees

The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):

25.17 US/Canadian $

Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):

68.04

Part 2. Living wage for employees of contractors

Does the institution have significant contractors with employees that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:

Yes

A list or brief description of significant on-site contractors:

Elon Dining Services staff and Barnes and Noble at Elon University (i.e., bookstore) staff.

Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):

9.60

Part 3. Minimum total compensation for employees

Total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, part-time or full-time employee or pay grade meets or exceeds what percentage of the living wage?:

None of the above (i.e. the lowest paid regular employee or pay grade earns less than the living wage)

A brief description of the minimum total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid employee or pay grade:

Elon University has established an entry level hourly rate of $18 for all permanent hourly paid positions. All full-time salary positions are at or above this rate. With beneﬁts included, the minimum total compensation (including full-time and part-time employees) is $22.14/hour. The beneﬁts included are health insurance, retirement plan, vision care, life insurance, long-term disability and leave program.

Optional Fields

Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:

A copy or brief description of the institution’s written policy stating its commitment to a living wage:

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Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

While Elon University does not have a written policy stating its commitment to a living wage, Elon has established an entry level hourly rate of $18 for all permanent hourly paid positions.

The calculations for this credit were done in fall 2023. At that time, the living wage for Alamance County, North Carolina for "2 Adults, 2 Children" in the Living Wage Calculator hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was $25.17.