University leaders set to release Compensation Equity Study findings

Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Compensation Equity Study has concluded. Employees can examine the findings at a series of town-hall events with University leaders and the study’s vendor, Salary.com, on Aug. 29.  

In addition to a high-level overview at the President’s Welcome Back, three sessions will be held in the afternoon to discuss more of the specifics. Employees are invited to attend these town-hall meetings to learn more about Salary.com’s findings and recommendations as well as the University’s next steps.

The study, which kicked off last fall, evaluated the University’s pay competitiveness and internal pay equity. Its goals were to enhance transparency, ensure compliance with pay-equity laws, help MSU Denver become Colorado’s most desired place of employment and align compensation practices with the organization’s core values. 

MSU Denver engaged an independent, third-party expert, Salary.com, to execute the four-phase study, which netted valuable insights on how University salaries stack up against peer institutions and examined factors such as race and ethnicity, skill level, experience and others.   

The results will be used to determine compensation priorities and enhance professional-staff and faculty salary structures that are strategic, sustainable and equitable.  

Questions can be submitted to [email protected].