Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	59.88
Liaison	Alex Frank
Submission Date	April 14, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Wisconsin-Madison
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.20 / 3.00	Alex Frank Sustainability Analyst Office of Sustainability

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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):

23.49 US/Canadian $

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

78.30

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:

Total compensation was calculated using the UW System Health & Retirement Contributions Estimator (https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/benefits-estimator/). The figure used for reporting utilized the lowest hourly wage for a UW-Madison employee with the lowest cost health insurance option (Single Enrollment). In addition to health insurance, the total compensation calculator includes the value of Retirement and Social Security / Medicare benefits.

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:

UW-Madison has committed to meeting or exceeding the City of Madison, WI living wage for all employees (see: https://hrdesign.wisc.edu/topics-in-hr-design/living-wage/, the City of Madison living wage is set at 110% of the poverty level for a family of four, this value is still less than the living wage included in the MIT Wage Calculator and required for this credit). Currently this policy does not apply to student employees but it does apply to all other employees, whether or not their primary work location is within the City of Madison.

Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Wage data included in the analysis for this credit included undergraduate and graduate assistantship positions but excluded those staff (student or otherwise) who:
- Receive a stipend
- Received a lump sum or other payment type that does not follow a consistent pay basis