Law requires employers to give candidate pay range for a job
Nov 21, 2020
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Many states have law requiring employers to provide candidates a pay range for a prospective job.
But in reality, every time I asked the recruiter about the pay range, no recruiter gives any information, but at the best just mentioned it depends on interview performance. I never mentioned this law anyway, but it sounds like there is no enforcement at all.
For example, California has a law as https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB168, others are Massachusetts, Oregon, Delaware, New Orleans and New York City
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What states?
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Anyway, we can still get the information regarding range from multiple channels to calibrate, though it is fine with large companies but not for small-medium size companies.
1. They only cover base salary. They don't have to tell you bonus or equity.
2. Many companies can hire a broad range of experience levels into a position. A recruiter can say something like $150k-$250k that covers potentially senior/staff. Companies like G or F that do general hiring can probably list their entire pay range for all levels since they can hire at any level.