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UPMC Pinnacle increases entry-level wage to $15 an hour
Entry-level positions at UPMC Pinnacle facilities now start at $15 an hour, the Harrisburg-based hospital system announced on Monday.
UPMC Pinnacle first introduced the new starting wage in January at many of its facilities and sites including UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg, Community Osteopathic, West Shore and UPC Carlisle, Hanover, Lititz and Memorial Hospitals.
The effort is part of a 2021 commitment by UPMC, which was the first health care employer in the commonwealth to commit to a $15 an hour minimum wage according to the system.
Prior to the update, the system’s lowest pay range started at $13.10. The increase affects approximately 9% or 1,060 of UPMC Pinnacle’s employees, according to a UPMC Pinnacle spokesperson.
“We are very proud of our wages, generous benefits and other rewards and of the tens of thousands of jobs at UPMC that have meaning and purpose, and that fulfill an incredibly important mission for the region and the communities that we serve,” said Philip Guarneschelli, president of UPMC Pinnacle. “We review the market each year to ensure that our salary ranges are competitive, and we are committed to rewarding our strong-performing employees with merit increases on an annual basis.”
The system’s benefits offered to all employees include a retirement savings plan with a percentage match, a defined benefit pension plan paid by UPMC, tuition assistance for employees and their families, and more.
UPMC employs over 92,000 people across all of its facilities statewide. The system’s average compensation is $70,600 not including benefits.
The subject of a federally or state mandated $15-an-hour minimum wage has been a hotly debated topic in recent memory.
Earlier this year, Governor Tom Wolf proposed an increase to Pennsylvania’s minimum wage for his sixth time as governor.
In D.C., a provision that would gradually increase the country’s minimum wage to $15 by 2025 was passed by the House as part of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill but was stopped in its tracks in the Senate last Thursday.
