Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	80.87
Liaison	Megan Butler
Submission Date	Jan. 26, 2024

STARS v2.2

Macalester College
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.03 / 3.00	Randi Hartman HR Generalist Human Resources

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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):

26.31 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:

Macalester's food services partner, Bon Appétit, employee contracted employees. In addition, some employees in the bookstore as well as document services are contracted.

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:

Macalester College provides wages to part-time employees which are equitable with full-time employees based upon full-time equivalent. Additionally, wages exceed the City of St. Paul living wage definition when scaled to full-time equivalent. Macalester’s comprehensive benefits program incorporates the majority of benefits offered and provided to full-time employees. A small fraction of benefits are scaled in cost based upon full-time equivalent. Overall benefits offered to part-time employees exceed market averages.

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:

Macaelster has made a commitment to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:

http://www.macalester.edu/employmentservices/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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