10. Racial + Ethnic Pay Equity

INTENT

The intent of the Racial and Ethnic Pay Equity Indicator is to reduce significant discrepancies in pay equity across racial and ethnic identities.

METRICS

Level 1

1. Organization has a written policy that documents its racial and ethnic pay equity practices.
   

Level 2

1. Organization has a written policy that documents its racial and ethnic pay equity practices.
2. Organization demonstrates a pay scale with a maximum variance in pay of 10% among racial and ethnic identities within each of the organization’s pay classes.
   

Level 3

1. Organization has a written policy that documents its racial and ethnic pay equity practices.
2. Organization demonstrates a pay scale with a maximum variance in pay of 6% among racial and ethnic identities within each of the organization’s pay classes.
   

Level 4

1. Organization has a written policy that documents its racial and ethnic pay equity practices.
2. Organization demonstrates a pay scale with a maximum variance in pay of 2% among racial and ethnic identities within each of the organization’s pay classes.

SUMMARY TABLE

Table 10a – Racial and Ethnic Pay Equity Metrics