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Illinois pay transparency law: what it requires and who posts pay
Illinois requires employers with 15 or more employees to put pay and benefits in the job postings they make, a rule in effect since Jan. 1, 2025. As of Oct 17, 2026, 60.9% of the 19,074 LAYIQ postings placed in Illinois state a pay range, against 30.4% in the 36 states shown without a rule in our law table.
Who posts pay in Illinois
As of Oct 17, 2026, LAYIQ lists 19,074 postings placed in Illinois. 11,622 of them state a US dollar annual or hourly pay range or single figure.
- LAYIQ postings placed in the state
- 19,074
- Of those, stating pay
- 11,622
- Share stating pay
- 60.9%
Across the 36 shown states without a rule in the law table, 30.4% of postings state a pay range. The two groups differ in more than the law, such as their employers and the kinds of jobs they list, so this describes the postings and does not measure what any law does.
- A posting counts in every state where LAYIQ has placed one of its locations, so states overlap. A posting with no location placed in a state, such as some that name several places in one line and some remote postings, is in no state.
- A posting counts as stating pay when its pay is a US dollar annual or hourly pay range or single figure, recorded as a minimum and a maximum that can be equal. Monthly pay and other currencies are not counted.
- These shares do not say whether an employer follows a pay range law. A law reaches some employers and postings and not others, and LAYIQ cannot tell which apply to a posting.
- LAYIQ lists only postings from the last six calendar months, and a snapshot of what is open now over-represents postings that stay up for months.
As of . Pay ranges come from the employers' own postings.
The same numbers for every state with 200 or more postings are in the pay transparency CSV.
Download the CSVWhat the law says in Illinois
The table is the part of the pay range law table that reaches this state, confirmed on official government pages as of October 13, 2026. The facts below come from the sources listed at the end of this page, each with the day LAYIQ read it. Laws change and details vary, so check the linked source or your state labor department before relying on a rule. This is general information, not legal advice.
| Jurisdiction | Who it covers | In effect since | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Employers with 15 or more employees, for jobs partly in Illinois or reporting to an Illinois site1 | Jan. 1, 20251 | Dept. of Labor (opens in a new tab) |
What a posting has to show
- Which postings. The rule applies to a specific job posting that an employer with 15 or more employees makes or republishes after Jan. 1, 2025, for work done at least in part in Illinois, or elsewhere but reporting to an Illinois office, work site or supervisor. Employees anywhere count toward the 15.1
- Pay and benefits. The posting gives the pay scale (the wage or salary, or a range), general information about all the benefits the employer offers, and a general description of other compensation such as bonuses, stock options or other incentives the employer reasonably expects in good faith to offer.1
- A usable range. The Department of Labor says a range should run from the lowest to the highest pay the employer believes it might pay, and that “$40,000 and up”, “up to $60,000” and “pay starts at $50,000 depending on experience” are open-ended or too vague.1
- Employers choose whether to post. The law does not require an employer to post any job. It applies when an employer with 15 or more employees chooses to post a covered one.1
- Fines. For a posting still active when the Department decides there was a violation, and not cured within the cure period (14 days for a first offense, 7 days for a second), a fine may not exceed $500 for a first offense, $2,500 for a second, and $10,000 for a third or later. The Department has discretion over whether to waive, set or impose a penalty.1
Browse Illinois jobs by city
LAYIQ job pages for the biggest cities in Illinois, each listing the openings LAYIQ has there.
- Chicago, IL (7,058 jobs)
How to cite
Please cite LAYIQ with the date of the law table and, for the share, the as-of date, and say the share describes the postings open at that moment. A suggested citation:
LAYIQ. “Illinois pay transparency law: what it requires and who posts pay” Pay range law as of October 13, 2026; posting data as of Oct 17, 2026. https://layiq.ai/data/pay-transparency/illinois
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Frequently asked questions
Does Illinois require a salary range in job postings?
Yes, when an employer with 15 or more employees makes or republishes a specific job posting after January 1, 2025 for work done at least in part in Illinois or reporting to an Illinois office, work site or supervisor.1
Does Illinois require employers to post their jobs?
No. The Equal Pay Act does not require an employer to post any or all job opportunities, but a covered posting an employer chooses to make has to include pay and benefits information.1
Which employees count toward Illinois’s 15-employee threshold?
Any employees of the employer, inside or outside Illinois. The Department says the law makes no distinction between full-time and part-time, seasonal, student or “as needed” workers.1
What share of Illinois job postings on LAYIQ state a pay range?
As of Oct 17, 2026, 60.9% of the 19,074 LAYIQ postings placed in Illinois state a US dollar annual or hourly pay range or single figure. It describes the postings LAYIQ lists and does not say whether an employer follows the law.
Sources
- Illinois Department of Labor. Equal Pay Act pay transparency: frequently asked questions (opens in a new tab). Accessed October 17, 2026.