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Ohio pay transparency law
Ohio has no statewide pay-transparency law — but the cities below have their own ordinances.
No statewide pay-transparency law in Ohio — but the local ordinances below apply to roles performed in those cities.
Ohio has no statewide pay transparency law — but Cincinnati and Toledo both have local ordinances, and both work the same way: they are disclosure-on-request rules, not posting mandates. In each city, employers with 15 or more employees located there must provide a pay scale to an applicant who has received a conditional offer and asks for it. Cincinnati's ordinance has applied since March 2020 and Toledo's since June 2020; both also restrict salary-history inquiries.
For employers, that means an Ohio job posting does not need a salary range under local law — but recruiting workflows for Cincinnati and Toledo roles need a documented pay scale ready to hand over at the conditional-offer stage. And a remote posting reachable from posting-mandate states can still need a range for those jurisdictions' sake.
Local ordinances
Cincinnati — Cincinnati Pay Equity Ordinance (No. 83-2019). On-request disclosure; applies to employers with 15+ employees. On-request, post-conditional-offer: employers with 15+ employees in Cincinnati must provide a pay scale on request — not an in-posting requirement.
Toledo — Toledo Pay Transparency Ordinance (No. 173-19). On-request disclosure; applies to employers with 15+ employees. On-request, post-conditional-offer: employers with 15+ employees in Toledo must provide a pay scale on request — not an in-posting requirement.
Frequently asked questions
Does Ohio require salary ranges in job postings?
No statewide law requires it. Cincinnati and Toledo have local ordinances, but both are disclosure-on-request rules: employers with 15 or more employees in the city must provide a pay scale to an applicant who has a conditional offer and requests it — the posting itself does not need a range.
What do Cincinnati and Toledo's pay transparency ordinances require?
In both cities, an employer with 15 or more employees located there must provide the pay scale for a position to an applicant who has received a conditional employment offer and asks for it. Both ordinances also restrict asking about salary history.
Can an Ohio employer still be covered by another state's posting law?
Yes. A remote role posted by an Ohio employer that is open to candidates in states like New York, Colorado, or California can trigger those states' posting requirements even though Ohio itself has no statewide law.
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