Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	65.91
Liaison	Elizabeth MacKenzie
Submission Date	June 25, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Iowa
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.00 / 3.00	Gaby Maymi Nieblas Intern Office of Sustainability and the Environment

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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):

27.43 US/Canadian $

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

70.60

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:

https://facilities.uiowa.edu/contractors

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

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:

The lowest paid FTE regular employee is at pay grade 3, earning an annual salary of $34,542. Considering a 53.7% fringe benefit for this classification, total compensation = $34,542 x 1.537 = $53,091. The minimum hourly rate for grade 3 is $16.48 with a 53.7% fringe rate. Therefore, the total compensation expressed as an hourly rate is $25.33. This is 92.3% of the published living wage for Johnson County for a working family of four. The University provides four Core insurance benefits: 1) Health Insurance 2) Dental Insurance 3) Group Term Life Insurance 4) Employer Retirement Contributions to TIAA or IPERS 5) Other benefits that are provided to employees include vacation and sick leave, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tuition breaks, a flexible spending account, domestic partner eligibility, double spouse credits, and phased retirement options. There are 4 categories of regular employees which are Faculty, Professional non-bargaining, Professional bargaining, and Merit (non-professional). Each employee with a 50% or greater regular appointment will receive health care benefits and the fringe rate for each group is as follows: Clinical Faculty – 25.6%, Non-clinical Faculty – 31.2%, Professional non-bargaining – 41.2%, Professional bargaining – 42.4%, Merit bargaining – 53.7%, Merit non-bargaining 41.2%. Current University of Iowa fringe rates can be viewed here. https://fa.fo.uiowa.edu/fringe-benefit-accounting/currentprojected-fringe-benefit-rates

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:

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Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:

https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The University of Iowa has a comprehensive total rewards package that includes base wages, additional compensation, retirement contributions, health and dental insurance, term life insurance, disability insurance, and other monetary benefits. There has been a concerted effort to increase the pay of the lowest wage earners which has impacted salary, shift differentials, and additional compensation. While there isn’t a formal commitment to a living wage, there are continued efforts to address the compensation of lower wage earners.