Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	56.94
Liaison	Scott Morgan
Submission Date	Dec. 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

Evergreen State College, The
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.12 / 3.00	Shaina Thompson Graduate Sustainability Fellow 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):

25.15 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?:

Yes

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

Aramark provides dining services

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 employees are those that are receiving minimum wage (i.e., some student employees and some temporary, hourly employees). WA State’s minimum wage is currently $12.00 per hour.

Regarding benefits, student and temporary, hourly employees accrue paid sick leave at a rate of one (1) hour for every forty (40) hours worked. In addition, depending on the number of hours worked over a specified period of time, temporary, hourly employees may be eligible for medical benefits, which are determined by the WA State Health Care Authority (HCA) rules.

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:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data on wages received from Erik Gimness, Director of Institutional Research and Decision Support at TESC (see attachment for more details).