It's time we made putting salary ranges in all job postings a legal requirement. Join us as we campaign to make salary transparency a federal law.

While some cities and states have started introducing local laws to help make job postings more transparent, the U.S. is still ranked as one of the WORST IN THE WORLD for salary transparency, with less than 3% of U.S. job postings including salary information.

This lack of transparency is unfair to jobseekers! Not only is it a major waste of time, (over 50% of Americans have declined job offers after finding out the salary, wasting an average of 7 HOURS per inappropriate position), it causes A LOT of stress. In fact, research has found that finding a new job is considered more stressful than moving, planning a wedding, public speaking, doing taxes – and even getting a root canal!*

The lack of U.S. salary disclosure is also hiding a bigger issue. Pay gaps are a widespread concern in the U.S. In 2020, women earned just 83 cents to every dollar earned by men**. On average, black women are paid 36% less than white men and 20% less than white women***.

That’s why job search engine Adzuna is calling for ALL employers to include salaries on their job ads. Including salary ranges in all job ads would ensure that employers have to be transparent about pay!

We are already seeing support at a regional level for salary transparency. Sen. Monique Limón has proposed state-wide legislation for California, while New York City is introducing a Pay Transparency Law, among regional initiatives in Washington, Colorado and other states. In February 2022, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a bill on salary transparency asking the Federal Government to follow their lead and make salary transparency a nationwide requirement. This bill, which we support, has been referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

While pay can be experience dependent, most companies work to budgets and industry benchmarks. They should provide an intended salary or salary range on all job ads to improve the process.

Join us in our campaign to make this a NATIONWIDE federal law.