Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	75.28
Liaison	Kara Holmstrom
Submission Date	Feb. 25, 2022

STARS v2.2

Luther College
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.50 / 3.00	Matthew Bills Associate Director of Human Resources and Title IX Coordinator 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):

20.56 US/Canadian $

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

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:

Sodexo is the contractor for Dining Services. Ricoh is the contractor for the Document Center.

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

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?:

100 percent

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

Benefits include: 5% of gross salary as matching retirement contributions (TIAA), life and disability insurance, health insurance, and hourly rate of pay

The lowest paid regular employee that is eligible for benefits exceeds 100% of the living wage if we include the health insurance benefit available.

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:

For purposes of this calculation, only employees working 0.75 FTE and above were included. The benefit calculation used “family” health insurance coverage amount for the calculation. Only 8 percent of Luther employees are not eligible for benefits.