Hello Washington Wage Equity Advocates,

We are thrilled to share the results of the University of Washington Pay Equity Analysis of nonprofit human service workers! 

Thank you to Jennie Romick, Shannon Harper and Emiko Tajima with the UW School of Social Work, along with the rest of the international team of researchers for giving us this crucial information. And thank you to the City of Seattle for approving funding for this groundbreaking analysis. For an overview of the analysis, you can read the executive summary here, or

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL REPORT!

This analysis provides irrefutable evidence that human service workers are significantly underpaid for the difficult, essential work they perform. The market analysis reveals that non-profit human services workers make 37% less than other workers with identical skill sets working in other sectors of the economy. It will take a wage increase of 43-59% to correct the gap found by the market analysis alone, with the job evaluation analysis pointing to an even greater wage disparity.

We will be using these findings to galvanize action on wage equity. We need your help to do it! SHSC will be creating our own set of policy recommendations from this report, informed by our member organizations and community allies. In the coming months, we will be presenting these findings to groups across the state to gather input and brainstorm solutions to implement the wage increases recommended by this report. 

We want to hear from YOU. Email us for details if your organization is interested in being a part of this conversation.

We will be sharing additional follow up materials in the coming weeks. Be on the lookout for more action items soon. On the behalf of our entire team here at the Seattle Human Services Coalition, thank you for your support. We look forward to fighting for justice and dignity for human services workers alongside all of you in 2023 and beyond!

Sincerely,

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Questions? Contact Seattle Human Services Coalition leaders at shsc@shscoalition.org or by phone at 206/325-7105.