Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.84
Liaison Paul Edlund
Submission Date Feb. 19, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Montana State University
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.30 / 3.00 Mathew Bain
Intern
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1 

The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):
16.53 US/Canadian $

Percentage of all employees (regular full-time, regular part-time, and temporary workers) that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
74.89

Part 2 

Does the institution have employees of contractors that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:
No

Percentage of employees of contractors that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations that the institution has verified as receiving a living wage (benefits excluded) (0-100; enter ‘0’ if unknown):
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Part 3 

The total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular (i.e., permanent) 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, including any in-kind benefits included as part of the total compensation figure :
The lowest paid permanent employee at the university (excluding student workers) receives a wage of $10.70/hr and works 2080 hours a year totaling an annual salary of $22,341.60. This employee receives $12,281.29 in total annual additional employer-paid contributions including insurance contribution, retirement contribution, and other indirect/required payroll contributions. This totals $34,622.89 in annual compensation. The annual living wage in Gallatin County, MT is $34,382.40 for a family of four with both adults working.

Optional Fields 

Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:
No

A copy or brief description of the institution’s written policy stating its commitment to a living wage:
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Has the institution made a formal commitment to provide a living wage to its student employees and/or graduate teaching/research assistants (e.g. by adopting a student bill-of-rights)?:
No

A brief description of the institution’s commitment to a student living wage:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://www.montana.edu/hr/documents/Recruitment/2018%20MUS%20SCP%20hiring%20rates.pdf http://www.montana.edu/hr/benicalc.html

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