Pay transparency in the trades
The share of trades job postings that actually disclose pay, by state and province — measured from postings on our board and refreshed with every monthly edition. Currently showing August 2026.
US postings disclosing pay
42.1%
165 of 392 sampled
Canadian postings disclosing pay
8.6%
55 of 642 sampled
Jurisdictions with posting mandates
16
11 US states + DC, 4 provinces (2026)
Disclosure rate by region
Regions with at least 20 sampled postings in August 2026. “Law” marks jurisdictions whose statutes require a pay figure or range in the posting itself, with the year the mandate took effect.
| Region | Disclosure rate | Postings | Posting law |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio (US) | 51.8% | 56 | — |
| Colorado (US) | 51% | 49 | since 2021 |
| North Carolina (US) | 47.5% | 59 | — |
| Arizona (US) | 47% | 66 | — |
| Tennessee (US) | 37% | 46 | — |
| Texas (US) | 25.8% | 97 | — |
| Ontario (CA) | 10.1% | 178 | since 2026 |
| Nova Scotia (CA) | 9.4% | 32 | — |
| Saskatchewan (CA) | 9.2% | 87 | — |
| Alberta (CA) | 7.6% | 301 | — |
| British Columbia (CA) | 7.3% | 41 | since 2023 |
Sampled from 1,055 postings published on Tradesppl in August 2026. One US feed that attaches machine-estimated salaries is excluded from this report for this month (see methodology) — only employer-advertised pay counts as disclosure. Posting-mandate laws often apply only above an employer-size threshold (e.g. Ontario: 25+ employees), so a rate below 100% in a mandate jurisdiction is expected. Read the full methodology. Free to cite with attribution and a link to this page.