CYPHR Register · Employment
What must job postings disclose under New York and New Jersey pay-transparency laws?
Post a job in New York or New Jersey and the ad must state pay. New York (4+ employees): a compensation range plus the job description. New Jersey (10+): wage or salary range plus benefits.
The short version
New York requires a compensation range and the job description, if one exists, in any advertisement for a job, promotion or transfer opportunity. New York applies to employers with four or more employees. New York's disclosure duty took effect on September 17, 2023.
New Jersey requires the hourly wage or salary, or a range, plus a general description of benefits and other compensation programs. New Jersey applies to employers with 10 or more employees over 20 calendar weeks that do business, employ people or take applications in New Jersey. New Jersey's took effect on June 1, 2025.
If you hire across state lines, read this next part. New York's rule reaches roles performed outside New York that report to a supervisor, office or work site in New York. A fully remote role advertised from your Newark office can still fall under the New York rule if the person will report into New York. New York's law does not supersede or preempt local rules, so a New York City posting must still meet the city's own requirements.
Side by side
| State | Who it covers | What the posting must say | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Employers with four or more employees | The compensation or a range of compensation, and the job description if one exists | September 17, 2023 |
| New Jersey | Employers with 10 or more employees over 20 calendar weeks | The hourly wage or salary, or a range, and a general description of benefits and other compensation programs | June 1, 2025 |
| Pennsylvania | Not verified — see the note below | — | |
Sources for every row are in the table below, each quoted from the law itself.
The details that catch people out
What counts as a range in New York
In New York a range means the minimum and maximum the employer in good faith believes to be accurate at the time of the posting. A New York role paid solely on commission can satisfy the rule with a general statement that compensation is based on commission.
New Jersey asks for benefits too, not just pay
New Jersey goes past the wage figure: the posting also needs a general description of benefits and other compensation programs the person would be eligible for. New Jersey also requires reasonable efforts to make promotion opportunities known to current employees in the affected department before a promotion decision.
Temporary and consulting firms
New Jersey exempts registered temporary help service firms and consulting firms from pay and benefit disclosure on postings for potential future openings, but requires that information at interview or hire for a specific opening.
What it costs to get wrong in New Jersey
New Jersey sets a civil penalty not to exceed $300 for a first violation and $600 for each subsequent violation. A failure to comply for all postings of one job opening counts as a single violation, however many boards it ran on.
Where this comes from
| Instrument | Section | What it says, word for word | Source | Checked | State of check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.Y. Labor Law section 194-b (L.2022 c.723, as amended by L.2023 c.94) | §194-b(1)(a) | without disclosing the following: (i) the compensation or a range of compensation for such job, promotion, or transfer opportunity; and (ii) the job description for such job, promotion, or transfer opportunity, if such description exists. | nysenate.gov | 2026-08-25 | Checked at source |
| N.J. P.L. 2024, c.91, codified N.J.S.A. 34:6B-23 | §1(b) | An employer shall disclose in each posting for new jobs and transfer opportunities that are advertised by the employer either externally or internally the hourly wage or salary, or a range of the hourly wage or salary | pub.njleg.state.nj.us | 2026-08-25 | Checked at source |
| Pennsylvania — none located | — | We have not verified whether Pennsylvania has a statewide posting rule. | — | 2026-08-25 | Not verified |
We fetched each source on the date shown and quoted the operative words directly. The New Jersey text is the enacted chapter law, not the introduced bill — the two differ.
What we have not verified
- We have not verified whether Pennsylvania has a statewide posting rule. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have their own local ordinances, but a city ordinance is not a statewide rule and we did not check them for this answer.
- We read the two laws themselves. We did not read the regulations, agency guidance or enforcement practice underneath them, and New York's law directs its commissioner to issue rules.
- We did not check city or county rules, including New York City's own posting requirements, which sit on top of the state rule rather than being replaced by it.
- We checked both sources on August 25, 2026. We have not checked whether either law changed after that date.
- This is a description of what two statutes say. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for your own counsel on your own facts.
Related
This entry is part of the CYPHR Register — questions answered from the law itself, each one dated and sourced. Why we publish the sources at all is set out on the evidence page. The corpus behind these answers is CYPHR Intelligence.