Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	69.67
Liaison	Julie Newman
Submission Date	Sept. 30, 2021

STARS v2.2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.46 / 3.00	MIT Office of Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability

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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):

20.41 US/Canadian $

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

98.80

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:

This includes regular, on-site contractors including dining and janitorial and are governed by union collective bargaining agreements.

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

100

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:

MIT's lowest full-time employee pay grade earns total compensation of $21.37 per hour. MIT's lowest part-time employee pay grade earns total compensation of $18.85 per hour. According to the January 2020 MIT Living Wage Calculator, the living wage for 2 working adults and two children was $20.41, which included new expense categories and methodology from earlier years. 99.9% of MIT staff earn a total compensation that is considered a living wage.

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:

https://hr.mit.edu/staff/compensation

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The Living Wage drawn from the Living Wage Calculator for our submission reflects the Living Wage at the time MIT wages were being paid so that the two periods are the same. Currently, the Living Wage Calculator updates its living wage amounts after the payment performance year, but before the STARs report for the previous yes is submitted. This would allow for inaccurate reporting on living wage status, comparing different time periods.