State laws / CT
Connecticut pay transparency law
What Connecticut employers must disclose in job postings, who's covered, and the penalty for non-compliance.
- Statute
- Connecticut PA 21-30
- Requirement type
- On-request disclosure
- Effective
- October 1, 2021
- Applies to
- All employers
- Salary range in postings
- Not required in the posting
- Benefits description
- Not required
- Penalty
- Not yet published
- Enforced by
- Connecticut Department of Labor
- Notes
- On-request disclosure: pay range must be provided to applicants and current employees on request — NOT a posting-content requirement.
Connecticut took the disclosure-on-request route rather than a posting mandate. Under PA 21-30, in force since October 1, 2021, employers of any size must provide the wage range for a position to applicants — and to current employees for their own role — when asked, or at certain points in the hiring process. Nothing in the law requires the range to appear in the job posting itself.
The practical consequence: a Connecticut posting without a salary range is not a violation, but a recruiter who cannot produce the range when an applicant asks is. Employers hiring in Connecticut need documented wage ranges and a process for disclosing them, even though their job ads are unaffected.
Frequently asked questions
Does Connecticut require salary ranges in job postings?
No — Connecticut is a disclosure-on-request state. PA 21-30 requires employers to provide a position's wage range to applicants and to current employees when asked, but it does not require the range to appear in the posting itself.
When does a Connecticut employer have to disclose a wage range?
When an applicant asks, or in the course of the hiring process, and when a current employee asks about their own position. The obligation has applied to employers of all sizes since October 1, 2021.
Who enforces Connecticut's pay transparency law?
The Connecticut Department of Labor. The safest posture is to set a documented, good-faith wage range for every open role before recruiting begins, so any request can be answered immediately.
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