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State laws / By company size

Pay transparency laws for a company with 25 employees

15 jurisdictions require a salary range in the posting and 5require disclosure on request. Thresholds count employees in the jurisdiction’s own terms, so confirm the counting rule on each page.

Range required in the posting

CaliforniaCalifornia SB 1162 · $100–$10,000 per violation · effective January 1, 2023ColoradoColorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act · $500–$10,000 per violation · effective January 1, 2021DelawareDelaware SB 1 · $2,000–$10,000 per violation · effective June 1, 2025District of ColumbiaDC Wage Transparency Omnibus Amendment Act of 2023 · $1,000–$20,000 per violation · effective June 30, 2024IllinoisIllinois Equal Pay Act (HB 3129) · $500–$10,000 per violation · effective January 1, 2025Jersey CityJersey City Ordinance 22-026 · $0–$2,000 per violation · effective April 13, 2022MaineMaine LD 54 (26 M.R.S. § 622-A) · $100–$500 per violation · effective July 29, 2026MarylandMaryland Wage Range Transparency Act (SB 525 / HB 649) · $0–$600 per violation · effective October 1, 2024MassachusettsMassachusetts Wage Transparency Act · $0–$25,000 per violation · effective October 29, 2025New JerseyNew Jersey Pay Transparency Act (P.L. 2024, c.91) · $300–$600 per violation · effective June 1, 2025New YorkNew York Labor Law §194-b · $0–$3,000 per violation · effective September 17, 2023New York CityNYC Local Law 32 · $0–$250,000 per violation · effective November 1, 2022VermontVermont H.704 · No published fine schedule · effective July 1, 2025VirginiaVirginia Pay Transparency Law (SB215 / HB636) · No published fine schedule · effective July 1, 2026WashingtonWashington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act · $500–$1,000 per violation · effective January 1, 2023

Disclosure on request

CincinnatiRange disclosed on request · Cincinnati Pay Equity Ordinance (No. 83-2019)ConnecticutRange disclosed on request · Connecticut PA 21-30NevadaRange disclosed on request · Nevada SB 293Rhode IslandRange disclosed on request · Rhode Island Pay Equity ActToledoRange disclosed on request · Toledo Pay Transparency Ordinance (No. 173-19)

Growing? At 50 employees, 2 more laws apply.

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