Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	51.92
Liaison	Katie Beitz
Submission Date	May 15, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Oklahoma State University
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.42 / 3.00	Ilda Hershey Sustainability Coordinator OSU Physical Plant

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Part 1

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

15.31 US/Canadian $

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

Part 2

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

Yes

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):

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 :

OSU’s base pay for regular employees is $10 per hour. In addition to this rate, employees receive a competitive benefits package. In addition to employer-subsidized group health insurance and employer-paid life insurance, employees receive at a minimum 14 days of annual leave, 22 days of sick leave and 12 paid holidays per year. Employees have the choice between a defined benefit plan (15.55% employer contribution) or defined contribution retirement plan (11% employer contribution). Neither retirement option requires an employee-match.

Optional Fields

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

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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)?:

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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:

https://hr.okstate.edu/benefits

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Also https://hr.okstate.edu/benefits/medical_coverage https://hr.okstate.edu/employee-dependent-child-waiver-benefit https://wellness.okstate.edu/