Wage Transparency States Summary

 

California (CA)

Required for: Employers with 15 or more employees to include a pay scale for job postings Source

Link: https://californiapayroll.com/blog/sb-1162-california-pay-transparency-law/

 

Colorado (CO)

Required for: All employers

Source Link: https://cdle.colorado.gov/dlss/equal-pay-for-equal-work-act

 

Hawaii (HI)

Required for: Employers with fifty or more employees

Source Link: https://www.hecouncil.org/news/2024/01/02/main/hawaii-s-new-pay-transparency-law-and-changes-to-the-equal-pay-law-are-now-in-effect/#:~:text=News%20%26%20Announcements-,Hawaii%27s%20New%20Pay%20Transparency%20Law%20and%20Changes%20to%20the,Law%20Are%20Now%20In%20Effect&text=With%20the%20enactment%20of%20Act,in%20certain%20external%20job%20listings.

 

Jersey City, New Jersey (NJ)

Required for: Employers in Jersey City with 5 or more employees whether those employees are on staff or independent contractors

Source Link: https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/residentresources/inclusion/paytransparency

 

Maryland (MD)

Required for: All Employers

Source Link: https://labor.maryland.gov/labor/wages/esswagerangefaq.shtml

 

New York (NY)

Required for: New York State businesses with 4 or more employees

Source Link: https://dol.ny.gov/pay-transparency#:~:text=As%20of%20September%2017%2C%202023,at%20the%20time%20of%20posting.

 

Washington (WA)

Required for: Employers with 15 or more employees

Source Link: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.58.110

 

Washington DC

Required for: All employers, regardless of size

Source Link: https://www.payequityadvisor.com/2024/02/new-washington-d-c-pay-transparency-law-scheduled-to-go-into-effect-on-june-30-2024/