Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.23
Liaison Maria Dahmus
Submission Date June 21, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of St. Thomas
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.85 / 3.00 Allicia Firkus
Sr. Compensation Analyst
Human Resources
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Part 1 

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

Percentage of all employees (regular full-time, regular part-time, and temporary workers) that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
93.40

Part 2 

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

Part 3 

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?:
100 percent

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 minimum total compensation reported is the lowest wage for a regular employee at $13.76 plus 32% for benefits, which is equivalent to an hourly rate of $18.16. Benefits include the following options: medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, group life insurance, AD&D, and tuition remission. 32% is the figure that the university uses for fringe benefits rates.

Optional Fields 

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:
Not available

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:
No formal statement

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data sources: Banner/Cognos

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