State laws / NC
Does North Carolina have a pay transparency law?
No. As of October 2026, North Carolina has no active pay-transparency posting law.
North Carolinadoes not currently require employers to post salary ranges. Note that you can still be covered by another jurisdiction’s law — for example, a fully remote role open to applicants in New York or Colorado may trigger those states’ requirements even if your company is based elsewhere.
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Frequently asked questions
Does North Carolina require salary ranges in job postings?
No. As of October 2026, North Carolina has no statewide law requiring a pay range in job postings. That can change: we track new bills and update this page when a law passes.
Do other states' pay transparency laws apply to North Carolina employers?
They can. Laws in states such as California, Colorado, New York and Washington reach jobs that can be performed there, so a North Carolina company posting a remote role open to candidates in those states may need a pay range in that posting. The safe approach for a remote US posting is to include a good-faith pay range that meets the strictest law that could apply.
Which states near North Carolina have pay transparency laws?
Virginia requires pay ranges in job postings. If you hire across the border, or post roles that can be done from there, those rules apply to those postings.
Should North Carolina employers include salary ranges anyway?
Many do. Postings with a pay range tend to attract more applicants, a range keeps you compliant if a role is later opened to remote candidates in a covered state, and it avoids rewriting postings if North Carolina passes a law. A free check of a posting shows which states' rules it would meet.
Neighboring states
- Virginia: pay range required in job postings
- Georgia: no statewide posting law
- South Carolina: no statewide posting law
- Tennessee: no statewide posting law
See every state’s pay transparency law or which laws reach remote postings.