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State by State: Salary History Bans and Pay Transparency Laws
Explore state and local salary history ban and pay transparency laws, alphabetically by state
A growing number of states and localities prohibit employers from requesting salary information from job applicants and require employers to disclose the pay range for a position to applicants or employees. The laws are an effort to reduce pay inequity.
SHRM has tracked the states, cities and other jurisdictions that have passed such laws. What follows is a brief description of each law's requirements, its effective date and a link to the original statute.
State |
Pay Equity Laws |
Alabama |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Sept. 1, 2019 |
Alaska |
None |
Arizona |
None |
Arkansas |
None |
California |
State & Local Laws |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Jan. 1, 2018 Effective: Jan. 1, 2023 |
San Francisco |
Effective: July 1, 2018 |
Colorado |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Jan. 1, 2021 Effective: Jan. 1, 2021 |
Connecticut |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Jan. 1, 2019 Effective: Oct. 1, 2021 |
Delaware |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Dec. 14, 2017 |
District of Columbia |
District Law |
Districtwide Law |
Effective: Nov. 17, 2017 |
Florida |
None |
Georgia |
Local Law Only |
Atlanta |
Effective: Feb. 18, 2019 |
Hawaii |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Jan. 1, 2019 Effective: Jan. 1, 2024 |
Idaho |
None |
Illinois |
State & Local Laws |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Sept. 29, 2019 Effective: Jan. 1, 2025 |
Chicago |
Effective: April 10, 2018 |
Indiana |
None |
Iowa |
None |
Kentucky |
Local Law Only |
Louisville |
Effective: May 17, 2018 |
Louisiana |
Local Law Only |
New Orleans |
Effective: Oct. 1, 2019 |
Maine |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Sept. 17, 2019 |
Maryland |
State & Local Laws |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Oct. 1, 2020 Effective: Oct. 1, 2020 |
Montgomery County |
Effective: Aug. 14, 2019 |
Massachusetts |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: July 1, 2018 |
Michigan |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Jan. 8, 2019 |
Minnesota |
None |
Mississippi |
Local Law Only |
Jackson |
Effective: June 13, 2019 |
Missouri |
Local Laws Only |
Kansas City |
Effective: Oct. 31, 2019 |
St. Louis |
Effective: March 11, 2020 |
Montana |
None |
Nebraska |
None |
Nevada |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Oct. 1, 2021 Effective: Oct. 1, 2021 |
New Hampshire |
None |
New Jersey |
State & Local Laws |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Jan. 1, 2020 |
Jersey City |
Effective: April 13, 2022 |
New Mexico |
None |
New York |
State & Local Laws |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Jan. 6, 2020 Effective: Sept. 17, 2023 |
Albany County |
Effective: Dec. 17, 2017 |
Ithaca |
Effective: Sept. 1, 2022 |
New York City |
Effective: Oct. 31, 2017 Effective: Nov. 1, 2022 |
Suffolk County |
Effective: June 30, 2019 |
Westchester County |
Effective: July 9, 2018 Effective: Nov. 6, 2022 |
North Carolina |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: April 2, 2019 |
North Dakota |
None |
Ohio |
Local Laws Only |
Cincinnati |
Effective: March 1, 2020 Effective: March 1, 2020 |
Columbus |
Effective: March 1, 2024 |
Toledo |
Effective: June 25, 2020 Effective: June 25, 2020 |
Oklahoma |
None |
Oregon |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Oct. 6, 2017 |
Pennsylvania |
State & Local Laws |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Sept. 4, 2018 |
Philadelphia |
Effective: Sept. 1, 2020 |
Pittsburgh |
Effective: Jan. 30, 2017 |
Rhode Island |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: Jan. 1, 2023 Effective: Jan. 1, 2023 |
South Carolina |
Local Laws Only |
Columbia |
Effective: Aug. 6, 2019 |
Richland County |
Effective: May 23, 2019 |
South Dakota |
None |
Texas |
None |
Utah |
Local Law Only |
Salt Lake City |
Effective: March 1, 2018 |
Vermont |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: July 1, 2018 |
Virginia |
State Law |
Statewide Law |
Effective: July 1, 2019 |
Washington |
State Laws |
Statewide Law |
Effective: July 28, 2019 Effective: Jan. 1, 2023 |
West Virginia |
None |
Wisconsin |
None |
Wyoming |
None |
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