State laws / MA
Massachusetts pay transparency law
What Massachusetts employers must disclose in job postings, who's covered, and the penalty for non-compliance.
- Statute
- Massachusetts Wage Transparency Act
- Requirement type
- In-posting disclosure
- Effective
- October 29, 2025
- Applies to
- Employers with 25+ employees
- Salary range in postings
- Required
- Benefits description
- Not required
- Penalty
- $0–$25,000 per violation
- Enforced by
- Massachusetts Attorney General
- Notes
- Effective October 29, 2025. Graduated penalties; first violations generally carry a warning.
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