Last updated: October 10, 2026

Metro areas where employers say what the job pays

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks highest at 73.7%; Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is lowest at 3.4% (99 metro areas, October 2026).

The share of open job postings that include a pay range. Several states require it; many employers elsewhere still leave it out.

#	Metro area	Share of postings that list a pay range	Postings
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	73.7%	17,941
2	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	65.6%	12,642
3	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	63.7%	2,988
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	62.4%	10,784
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	62.2%	5,981
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	61.3%	4,540
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	61.2%	3,856
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	59.8%	5,962
9	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	57.7%	197
10	Boulder, CO	54.3%	302
11	Colorado Springs, CO	51.4%	410
12	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	50.9%	1,452
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	48.9%	1,003
14	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	46.2%	5,914
15	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	44.9%	227
16	Ann Arbor, MI	44.8%	241
17	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	42.7%	183
18	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	38.7%	103
19	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	38.6%	808
20	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	37.4%	2,032
21	Syracuse, NY	36.4%	372
22	Rochester, NY	36.4%	294
23	Portland-South Portland, ME	36%	163
24	Reno, NV	34.4%	347
25	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	30.7%	610
26	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	29.1%	129
27	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	28.4%	2,652
28	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	28.3%	1,291
29	Peoria, IL	28.3%	131
30	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	28.1%	238
31	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	28%	725
32	Pittsburgh, PA	27.9%	1,128
33	Greensboro-High Point, NC	26.9%	202
34	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	26.3%	260
35	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	26.1%	5,058
36	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	25.9%	3,771
37	Columbus, OH	25.7%	1,389
38	Raleigh-Cary, NC	25.5%	856
39	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	24.8%	326
40	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	24.6%	958
41	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	24.5%	1,937
42	Winston-Salem, NC	24%	112
43	Stockton-Lodi, CA	23.5%	110
44	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	23.4%	572
45	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	22.6%	340
46	Asheville, NC	22.6%	101
47	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	21.4%	3,705
48	Springfield, MO	21.3%	166
49	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	21.2%	2,312
50	Manchester-Nashua, NH	21.1%	153
51	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	20.9%	837
52	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	20.5%	2,893
53	Kansas City, MO-KS	20.5%	1,228
54	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	20.5%	815
55	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	20.5%	159
56	Cleveland, OH	19.9%	858
57	El Paso, TX	19.9%	156
58	Chattanooga, TN-GA	19.8%	142
59	St. Louis, MO-IL	19.7%	1,401
60	Knoxville, TN	19.7%	223
61	Madison, WI	19.5%	340
62	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	19.5%	133
63	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	19.3%	993
64	Toledo, OH	19.3%	245
65	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	19.1%	1,882
66	Tucson, AZ	19.1%	256
67	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	17.6%	1,137
68	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	17.5%	2,480
69	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	16%	259
70	Ogden, UT	16%	108
71	Jacksonville, FL	15.8%	575
72	Omaha, NE-IA	15.7%	629
73	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	15.7%	216
74	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	15.6%	796
75	Albuquerque, NM	14.7%	397
76	Tulsa, OK	14.6%	400
77	Oklahoma City, OK	14%	530
78	Boise City, ID	13.8%	111
79	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	13.7%	434
80	Lubbock, TX	13.4%	100
81	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	12.9%	143
82	Akron, OH	12.8%	143
83	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	12.5%	212
84	Baton Rouge, LA	11.9%	183
85	Savannah, GA	11.6%	142
86	Corpus Christi, TX	11.5%	161
87	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	11.3%	326
88	Amarillo, TX	11.3%	122
89	Wichita, KS	11%	175
90	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	9.9%	1,297
91	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	9.7%	686
92	Green Bay, WI	9.5%	130
93	College Station-Bryan, TX	7.9%	117
94	Port St. Lucie, FL	7.8%	120
95	Birmingham, AL	6.6%	308
96	Jackson, MS	5.7%	121
97	Fort Wayne, IN	4.7%	177
98	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	4.2%	256
99	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	3.4%	156

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