Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law Now Effective

Key Takeaways

• Employers with at least 25 employees in Massachusetts must disclose the “pay range” for a position in all job postings.
• The “pay range” is the annual salary or hourly wage range the employer “reasonably and in good faith expects to pay” for the position at that time.
• This information must also be provided to employees offered a transfer or promotion, and to an employee in or applicant for a particular position upon request. 
• Covered employers who have not done so already should conduct a compensation review to determine a reasonable pay range for all positions.

As we reported  earlier this year, Massachusetts enacted a new pay transparency law, which went into effect on October 29, 2025. The law affects not just information that must be included in job postings, but how employers respond to employee requests for compensation information.