PayTransparency§

State law reference · Updated June 2026

Pay transparency laws, state by state.

19 US states and cities have an active pay-transparency law today. Select one for what it requires in a job posting, who it applies to, and the penalty for getting it wrong.

AlabamaNo active posting lawAlaskaNo active posting lawArizonaNo active posting lawArkansasNo active posting lawCaliforniaPosting required · 15+ employeesColoradoPosting required · all employersConnecticutOn request · all employersDelawarePosting required · 10+ employeesDistrict of ColumbiaPosting required · all employersFloridaNo active posting lawGeorgiaNo active posting lawHawaiiPosting required · 50+ employeesIdahoNo active posting lawIllinoisPosting required · 15+ employeesIndianaNo active posting lawIowaNo active posting lawKansasNo active posting lawKentuckyNo active posting lawLouisianaNo active posting lawMainePosting required · 10+ employeesMarylandPosting required · 15+ employeesMassachusettsPosting required · 25+ employeesMichiganNo active posting lawMinnesotaPosting required · 30+ employeesMississippiNo active posting lawMissouriNo active posting lawMontanaNo active posting lawNebraskaNo active posting lawNevadaOn request · all employersNew HampshireNo active posting lawNew JerseyPosting required · 10+ employeesNew MexicoNo active posting lawNew YorkPosting required · 4+ employeesNorth CarolinaNo active posting lawNorth DakotaNo active posting lawOhioLocal ordinances · Cincinnati, ToledoOklahomaNo active posting lawOregonNo active posting lawPennsylvaniaNo active posting lawRhode IslandOn request · all employersSouth CarolinaNo active posting lawSouth DakotaNo active posting lawTennesseeNo active posting lawTexasNo active posting lawUtahNo active posting lawVermontPosting required · 5+ employeesVirginiaPosting required · 25+ employeesWashingtonPosting required · 15+ employeesWest VirginiaNo active posting lawWisconsinNo active posting lawWyomingNo active posting law