State laws / Ohio / Cleveland
Cleveland pay transparency law
Yes. Cleveland Ordinance 104-2025 (Codified Ord. ch. 669) requires employers with 15+ employees to include a good-faith salary range in job postings for roles performed in Cleveland. Penalties: $0–$5,000 per violation.
- Ordinance
- Cleveland Ordinance 104-2025 (Codified Ord. ch. 669)
- Requirement
- Range required in the posting
- Effective
- October 27, 2025
- Applies to
- employers with 15+ employees
- Benefits description
- Not required
- Penalty
- $0–$5,000 per violation
- Enforced by
- Cleveland Fair Employment Wage Board
- Notes
- Employers with 15+ employees in Cleveland must include the salary range in job postings; also bans salary-history questions. Penalties of up to $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 for first, second and later violations when a complaint is unresolved after 90 days. The ordinance's definition of salary may include benefits; check with counsel.
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