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Virginia job postings now have to tell applicants what the position pays
July’s pay-transparency law reaches internal opportunities as well as public advertisements and restricts salary-history questions.
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- Public and internal postings must disclose pay or a pay range.
- Employers cannot seek an applicant’s wage or salary history.
- A stated range is useful for comparison, but is not an individual offer.
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A change for the next application
Virginia’s pay-transparency requirements took effect July 1. Employers must disclose the wage, salary or range in public and internal postings for jobs, promotions, transfers and other employment opportunities.
Ranges must be set in good faith, according to the current state code.
The law also bars employers from seeking applicants’ salary histories or using those histories to decide whether to hire them. It prohibits retaliation for declining to provide past pay or requesting a position’s pay range.
An exception allows certain use of voluntarily supplied history to support a higher offer.
Make the number useful
For someone comparing jobs in Gretna, Danville or elsewhere in Virginia, the posted figure is a starting point. Ask whether it is hourly or annual, how many hours are expected and whether the work schedule is fixed.
Those questions help turn a headline amount into a household decision.
Save a dated copy of the posting before applying, especially if the pay description changes during the process. A range does not promise that every applicant will receive its upper end; ask what experience or qualifications affect placement.
Employers should check internal notices and reused application forms as well as public ads. The Department of Labor and Industry’s July announcement identifies the change, while the statute supplies the detailed requirements and enforcement provisions.
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Current code; 2026 Acts chapters 996 and 1063; checked September 7, 2026.
Read the sourcePublished July 1, 2026; official search result verified effective date and disclosure requirement; direct page returned 403; checked September 7, 2026.
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