Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 56.01
Liaison Suzanne Wood
Submission Date Aug. 16, 2023

STARS v2.2

UMass Chan Medical School
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 3.00 Kortni Wroten
Sustainability and Energy Manager
Facilities
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Living wage for employees

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

Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
75

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:
NexDine dining staff are hired as contractors. UMass Chan hires True Green landscapers for specific landscaping projects. The campus shuttle is contracted out to provide transportation to and from the campus garages. The campus also has "house doctor" contracts with on-going vendor contracts to provide updates and maintenance to equipment and machinery.

Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):
0

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:
Benefited employees (both full-time and part-time) receive benefits available through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Group Insurance Commission for their health, life and disability insurance. Retirement benefits are available through the State Employees Retirement System.

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:
---

Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:
---

Additional documentation to support the submission:
---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Number of employees is for UMass Chan Medical School only, and does not include affiliated hospital located on the campus because access to compensation data was not able to be obtained.

It is unknown what percent of employees of contractors that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations are verified as receiving a living wage.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.