Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 34.71
Liaison Kristina Bryan
Submission Date March 2, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Saint Louis University
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.45 / 3.00 Kristy Runge
HRIS Manager
Human Resources Information Systems
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The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):
15.20 US/Canadian $

Percentage of all employees (regular full-time, regular part-time, and temporary workers) that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
90

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):
0

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?:
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, including any in-kind benefits included as part of the total compensation figure :

The lowest total compensation for FT Staff is $14.88 and the fringe benefit rate is 33.25%. Link to SLU's Salary Grade: https://www.slu.edu/human-resources-home/performance-and-pay/compensation/salaries

The lowest hourly rate for the University's salary schedule is $10.25; however, all full time, regular staff employees are currently making more than $11/hour. Part-time employees working less than 32 hours a week, but more than 20 hours a week accrue sick and vacation time at a prorated amount.


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:

Healthcare premium discount for those making less than $37,740 / annual salary that are eligible for full-time benefits.
https://www.slu.edu/Documents/hr/benefits/2017%20Schedule%20of%20Rates.pdf


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:

The University Minimum Wage for a Student Worker position is $8/hour as of 8/28/17.


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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Number of employees of contractors working on campus is marked as 0 because this value is unknown. We don't have an accurate count at this time because we don't store contractor information in our HRIS/Payroll system. There are approximately 1000 Guest Accounts provided by ITS for contractors.

The University does not have an on-site child care facility; however, the University offers employees discounts to preferred child care providers in the St. Louis area.

Employees are eligible to begin contribution to the University 403b plan immediately, however, after 1 year of service the University matches employee contribution with a 2:1 ratio up to 10%. If an employee contributes 5%, the University will contribute 10%.


Number of employees of contractors working on campus is marked as 0 because this value is unknown. We don't have an accurate count at this time because we don't store contractor information in our HRIS/Payroll system. There are approximately 1000 Guest Accounts provided by ITS for contractors.

The University does not have an on-site child care facility; however, the University offers employees discounts to preferred child care providers in the St. Louis area.

Employees are eligible to begin contribution to the University 403b plan immediately, however, after 1 year of service the University matches employee contribution with a 2:1 ratio up to 10%. If an employee contributes 5%, the University will contribute 10%.

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