Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	78.00
Liaison	Katie Maynard
Submission Date	Feb. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of California, Santa Barbara
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.00 / 3.00	Jewel Persad Sustainability Manager Administration

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Part 1. Living wage for employees

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

31.86 US/Canadian $

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

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?:

A list or brief description of significant on-site contractors:

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

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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:

There are ten collective bargaining units at UCSB representing non-academic employees. Pay rates for each collective bargaining unit are determined through UC system-wide bargaining and negotiations. The minimum rate for each collective bargaining unit differs. As of August 1, 2023, the minimum step rate for incumbents in each bargaining unit ranged between $19.20/hour to $104.00/hour. The State of California minimum wage is $16/hour as of January 2024. UCSB Pay scales for non represented staff can be found here: https://ap.ucsb.edu/compensation.and.benefits/ucsb.salary.scales/
- Choice of medical plans
- Choice of dental plans
- Vision
- Legal
- Disability, life & accident insurance
- Tax-savings programs:
- Tax Savings on Insurance Premiums (TIP)PDF
- Health Flexible Spending Account PDF
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account PDF
- Family care resources

Optional Fields

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

Yes

A copy or brief description of the institution’s written policy stating its commitment to a living wage:

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Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:

http://www.hr.ucsb.edu/compensation/salary-scales

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Living wage data was pulled in Fall of 2023 and used to calculate the percentage of employees that receive a living wage.