A new salary transparency law may soon be coming to California, home to 19 million workers and some of the most influential companies in the world including Apple, Disney, Google and Meta.

The state legislature approved a bill Tuesday that would require all employers in the state with at least 15 workers to include the hourly rate or salary range on job listings.

Currently, the state requires employers to disclose the pay range for a job if an applicant asks for it after an initial interview, per the state’s Equal Pay Act.

Under new legislation, California-based companies hiring outside of the state won’t be required to include salary ranges on those job listings. But companies based out-of-state and hiring for jobs to be done in California will be required to disclose pay ranges per the law.

The bill is now with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, to veto or sign into law. It could pave the way for more policies across the U.S., Jamie Kohn, director in the Gartner HR practice, tells CNBC Make It.

Workers say pay transparency is about ‘fairness and respect’

Salary transparency has become a huge focus for employees, especially with remote work, the Great Resignation and the leverage people have in today’s tight job market, Kohn says.

A majority, 66%, of job-seekers expect to see salary in the job description, according to a June Gartner survey of more than 3,600 people.

“Pay transparency is not just about the money,” Kohn adds: “It’s about fairness and respect....

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