State laws / Ohio / Columbus
Columbus pay transparency law
Yes. Columbus Ordinance 2898-2025 (City Code ch. 2335) requires employers with 15+ employees to include a good-faith salary range in job postings for roles performed in Columbus. Penalties: no published fine schedule.
- Ordinance
- Columbus Ordinance 2898-2025 (City Code ch. 2335)
- Requirement
- Range required in the posting
- Effective
- January 1, 2027
- Applies to
- employers with 15+ employees
- Benefits description
- Not required
- Penalty
- No published fine schedule
- Enforced by
- Columbus Community Relations Commission
- Notes
- Adopted December 2025; enforced from January 1, 2027. Employers with 15+ employees in Columbus must include a reasonable salary range in external postings. No private right of action; penalty amounts not yet published.
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