Five More States To Impose Pay Transparency Requirements In 2025

The number of states in the U.S. with pay transparency laws has jumped, requiring employers to share base pay, other compensation and benefit information in job postings.

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Five new states mandating employer disclosure of pay information for open positions will make for a total of 14 states (plus eight cities/counties) that have enacted pay transparency legislation — including three of the most populous states (California, New York and Illinois). Together, these account for around a third of the U.S. workforce.

Key details

While details differ, the various new transparency laws generally will require in-scope employers to include information on pay scales or ranges in both external and internal job advertisements and postings and will apply to new and existing positions for new hires and internal transfers. In addition to disclosing information on base pay, employers will be required to provide information on benefits and other forms