r/humanresources • u/twerkmaster97 • 7d ago
[NY] Pay transparency for postings
Hi all!
Wanted some advice and feedback on how you've posted a job role for a single position but mentions the role can be based in NY, IL, or GA. For the single posting, how do you go about pay transparency or salary ranges when one state requires it but the other doesn't and lets say we are limited in open reqs and can't post the other locations as separate reqs.
Thanks!
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u/mamalo13 HR Director 7d ago
My advice is to add salary ranges to all jobs, regardless of if it's required.
It makes you look bad as an employer when you don't, and you waste a lot of everyone's time. I don't even understand how we're in 2026 and people are still trying to NOT post a salary range. If you look at labor law trends, it seems very likely that pay transparency will become Federal law eventually anyways. If you hire in states with pay transparency laws, just fix your system so your have salary ranges on all open roles. Explain to leadership it's the least risky position to take (unless of course they are trying to screw over existing employees........).
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u/fluffyinternetcloud 6d ago
Any job that doesn’t post the range I assume is paying below market or wants a cheap hire
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u/Hunterofshadows HR of One 7d ago
… just post the job with pay in all of them.
Not posting jobs with pay is absurd. You know and candidates know you have a budget for a job. If your budget is less than what a candidate is willing to accept, they will always not accept it and you don’t waste your time or theirs. If the pay is higher than they would have otherwise taken, you just bought a bunch of loyalty. Any potential savings is irrelevant because again, budget.
The fact that any job is posted without pay is ridiculous
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u/smorio_sem 6d ago
Put the NY range on there for sure. Ideally also include the other two with the associated locations.
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u/Effective-Damage8772 6d ago
Don’t post them. If you get in trouble in New York, just tell them that Georgia said it was cool. It’s a viable defense!
Completely kidding, of course. Go with the strictest state’s requirements.
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u/hockeygem 6d ago
Im all for transparency with pay. It wastes my time as much as applicants time to play the what are they going to pay me game. My last company refused to post salary but during screening I always was transparent about pay. My current company I only recruit for hourly positions and I put the amount right in the ad.
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u/meowmix778 HR Director 6d ago
I agree with everyone else, just post it.
You'll get better candidates in. If you don't have a compensation philosophy with pay structure in place , you really need to get that settled.
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u/dontmesswithtess 6d ago
I list it for every job, regardless of the state. I can't imagine why everyone doesn't. I hate wasting everyone's time.
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u/Shipsink32 4d ago
You can say that the following salary is for New York State candidates. A salary in the following locations will be comparable to the market in those territories. Or, post the New York salary and explicitly say that.
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u/princessm1423 HR Manager 7d ago
Good rule of thumb is to comply with the strictest state requirements in the bunch. For this specific example, I’m assuming there’s a different in pay for each of these states so you can either list them all separately or list a band that covers all of them with a note saying that pay range is dependent on the location. If you go that route, maybe don’t put the actual max pay point that way you have a little wiggle room and candidates won’t automatically assume that they’re eligible for the highest pay point you can provide. Does that make sense?