Portland Community College
PA-13: Pay Equity and Living Wage
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.60 / 4.00 |
Stephania
Fregosi Sustainability Analyst Academic Affairs |
13.1 Internal pay equity assessment
Description of the methodologies used to assess internal pay equity:
PCC has not yet published the results of the internal pay equity assessment; however the contract information is pubically available
The terms of the contract expressly outline the need identify disparities in pay equity.
The college collected data from individual employees in the form of a survey. Employees were asked to return an extensive job description questionnaire, which was completed in 2024.
Employees were asked to share information related to:
- Accuracy of their current job classification description.
- Qualifications associated with their job; and,
- Specifics regarding their personal qualifications and abilities.
Information from the PDQs will be leveraged by Trüpp in areas such as:
- Gaining a better understanding of the work being performed.
- Identifying Classification Descriptions that need to be updated.
- Conducting an analysis of comparable market salary data.
- Identifying opportunities to improve internal pay equity and pay practices.
Are the pay equity assessment(s) inclusive of both academic and non-academic staff?:
Do the pay equity assessment(s) explicitly address pay equity by gender identity?:
Do the pay equity assessment(s) explicitly address internal pay equity by racial, ethnic, and/or Indigenous identity?:
Does the institution publish the results of its internal pay equity assessments?:
Published results of the institution’s most recently finalized internal pay equity assessment:
Online resource where the results of the institution’s internal pay equity assessments are available:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
13.2 Percentage of employees that receive a living wage
Narrative and/or website URL detailing the institution’s living wage accreditation:
Provide wage figures in the institution’s local currency and expressed as hourly rates.
Performance year for living wage:
Living wage:
Standard or methodology used to determine the living wage:
We retrieved the average living wage for PCC's most expensive campus locations and where the majority of staff and faculty live (Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas County) from the MIT Living Wage Calculator and and determined a computed a living wage for 2024 of ($34.77/hour). PCC employees are considered fulltime at 2080 hours for classified and academic professionals and 1260 for faculty staff. As we were only able to obtain a salary list for 2023, we adjusted it for 2024 based on increases guaranteed through the 2024 bargaining process (1.06% on July 1, 2023 retroactively) and (1.08% starting July 1,2024) along with a guaranteed step increase (1.035%) on October 1, 2024. Living wage calculations included salary, contributions to employee retirement benefits and health benefits for self and one dependent.
Wage floor is based on the 2024 salary tables, rather than the actual wages for staff and do not include the retirement or health benefits.
Wage floor for regular/permanent employees:
Wage floor for short-term/casual academic staff:
Wage floor for short-term/casual non-academic staff:
Percentage of employees that receive remuneration equivalent to at least a living wage:
Narrative outlining the forms of remuneration included in the living wage calculations:
Renumeration included salary, a 5.75% contribution to employees retirement benfits and $1953 in health benefits for self and one dependent. While other benefits are available such as tuition remission and cellphone and mileage reimbursement, we do not have this data readily available.
Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:
Narrative and/or website URL detailing the institution’s formal commitment to pay a living wage:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
13.3 Percentage of significant contractors that pay a collectively determined or living wage
Documentation affirming that the institution has no significant contractors:
Total number of significant contractors:
Number of significant contractors known to pay a collectively determined or living wage:
Description of the methodology used to determine which significant contractors pay a collectively determined or living wage:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:
Points earned for indicator PA 13.3:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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