Pay Transparency Resource Center
In an effort to advance pay equity, a growing number of states and localities have enacted pay transparency laws. These laws typically require employers to share the pay range for a position with applicants - either in the job posting or during the interview and hiring process - and in some cases also give current employees the right to learn the pay range for their role.
At the same time, many employers are facing growing pressure from employees, applicants and other stakeholders to be more transparent about pay, whether or not they are legally required to do so. This resource center collects the latest details about pay transparency laws along with materials offering recommended strategies and best practices for employers.
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State and Local Laws
The following states and localities have enacted laws requiring pay transparency. Click on More Information under each state or locality for more detailed information about a particular law.
California
- Covered Employers: Employers with 15 or more employees
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include pay range in any job posting and provide to an applicant upon reasonable request. Provide pay range for employee's current position upon request.
Colorado
- Covered Employers: All employers with at least one employee in Colorado
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include pay range in any job posting, along with a general description of benefits and other compensation.
Connecticut
- Covered Employers: All employers in Connecticut with at least one employee
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? No
- Transparency Requirements: Disclose pay range to an applicant upon request or before making an offer of compensation, whichever is earlier.
District of Columbia
Note: The District of Columbia pay transparency law takes effect June 30, 2024, unless blocked during the Congressional review period.
- Covered Employers: All employers with at least one employee in the District of Columbia, except for the DC and Federal governments
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include pay range in all job postings and inform candidates of the existence of healthcare benefits before the first interview
Hawaii
- Covered Employers: Employers with 50 or more employees
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include an hourly rate or salary range in external job listings that reasonably reflects the employer's expected compensation.
Illinois
Note: The Illinois pay transparency law takes effect January 1, 2025.
- Covered Employers: Employers with 15 or more employees
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include a pay scale and benefits description in any posting for a specific position.
Maryland
- Covered Employers: All employers in Maryland
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? No
- Transparency Requirements: Provide job applicants with the pay range for the position for which the individual applied.
Nevada
- Covered Employers: All employers in Nevada
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? No
- Transparency Requirements: Provide job applicants who have completed an interview (including for a promotion or transfer) with pay range for the position.
New Jersey (Jersey City)
- Covered Employers: Employers with five or more employees within Jersey City
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include pay range in any ad for a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity.
New York
- Covered Employers: Employers with four or more employees
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include pay range and job description in any ad for a job, promotion or transfer opportunity performed at least partly in New York or reporting to a New York-based office, supervisor other work site.
New York (Albany County)
- Covered Employers: Employers with four or more employees
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include pay range in any ad for a job, promotion or transfer opportunity.
New York (Ithaca)
- Covered Employers: Employers with four or more employees whose standard work locations are in the city of Ithaca
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include pay range in any ad for a job, promotion or transfer opportunity.
New York (New York City)
- Covered Employers: Employees with four or more employees
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include pay range in any ad for a job, promotion or transfer opportunity that can or will be performed at least partly in New York City.
New York (Westchester County)
- Covered Employers: Employers with four or more employees
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include pay range in any ad for a job, promotion or transfer opportunity required to be performed at least partly in Westchester County.
Ohio (Cincinnati)
- Covered Employers: Employers with 15 or more employees
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? No
- Transparency Requirements: Provide pay range to applicants who have received a conditional job offer upon reasonable request.
Ohio (Toledo)
- Covered Employers: Employers with 15 or more employees
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? No
- Transparency Requirements: Provide pay range to applicants who have received a conditional job offer upon reasonable request.
Rhode Island
- Covered Employers: All employers in Rhode Island
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? No
- Transparency Requirements: Provide applicant with pay range for the position to which they have applied, upon request and prior to discussing compensation. Provide employees with a pay range for the employee's position at time of hire, upon request, and when the employee moves into a new position.
Washington
- Covered Employers: Employers with 15 or more employees
- Pay Range Required in Job Postings? Yes
- Transparency Requirements: Include pay range and general description of benefits and other compensation in any job posting. Provide pay range upon request to an employee offered an internal transfer or promotion.