Starting on October 29, 2025, employers subject to Massachusetts’ Wage Transparency Act (formally known as An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency) must include the applicable pay range in all job postings for positions located in Massachusetts. This requirement applies to both internal and external postings, including those made through third parties, such as recruiters or job boards. It also covers positions that can be performed remotely and that report to a Massachusetts worksite, along with remote workers with a primary place of work in Massachusetts.
On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the Wage Transparency Act into law. The act, which follows similar statutes enacted in more than a dozen other states, imposes new disclosure and reporting obligations on most employers in the commonwealth. The two central employer mandates under the act are 1) disclosing pay ranges in job postings and to employees and applicants, and 2) reporting wage data to the secretary of the commonwealth.
The Wage Transparency Act’s pay range disclosure requirements apply to employers with 25 or more employees whose primary place of work is Massachusetts. Coverage extends to both private and public employers and encompasses all forms of employment, including full-time, part-time, seasonal, and temporary workers. The act defines pay range as the “annual salary range or hourly wage range that the Covered Employer reasonably and...
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