Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	72.78
Liaison	Emily Vollmer
Submission Date	Feb. 18, 2021

STARS v2.2

Virginia Tech
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.13 / 3.00	Mike Copper Compensation Analyst Compensation

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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):

16.50 US/Canadian $

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

85.50

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?:

100 percent

A brief description of the minimum total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid employee or pay grade:

The average hourly rate for our lowest paid regular employees (those employees in pay band 1 of 7) is $12.67. Add in the value of benefits and the total hourly compensation amounts to $17.86 or 108% of the living wage.

Virginia Tech provides a generous benefits package to our salaried employees which includes retirement benefits, a comprehensive medical plan, short and long term disability and life insurance.

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:

http://www.hr.vt.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Virginia Tech’s dining services are not contracted out. Consequently, a large percentage of our employee population that would be contracted out by universities are employees of Virginia Tech.

For individuals paid under the university’s temporary employment service contracts, the university’s contracts specify that the minimum hourly rate for the lowest paying job type is no lower than the minimum hourly rate for the comparable job type within the university. When these contracts are re-negotiated Human Resources adjusts the minimum rate as needed based on any changes in the university compensation plan.