Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.15
Liaison Jessica Bilecki
Submission Date March 4, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of the Pacific
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.42 / 3.00
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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):
17.98 US/Canadian $

Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):
89

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:
Dining Service Operations on the Sacramento and Stockton campuses are contracted out to the same company, Bon appetite. They employ about 112 employees at Pacific.

Waste collection is contracted out on the Sacramento campus. The contractor pays employees a living wage as established by Sacramento County. The Sacramento County living wage is lower than that identified in the MIT calculator.

Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):
0

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:
20% of employees in the lowest pay grade earn the living wage or more. The hourly wages for part-time employees are the same as the full-time employee. Part-time employees that work between 20-30 hours per week are benefit eligible and are provided the same benefits as a full-time employee. Benefits paid by Pacific as part of total compensation include: health benefits, retirement contributions, life benefits and other additional benefits.

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:
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Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:
https://webshare.pacific.edu/sites/policies/Pages/Compensation%20Philosophy.aspx

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Living wage is based on San Joaquin County, location of the Stockton campus.

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